Lavinia

This essay will aim to explore the ways in which themes of societal breakdown and honour are defined through violence in both Ovid’s The Tale of Philomela and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus . Violence is not used here as a single broad term, for in both texts there is clear delineation between masculine and feminine violence, and again between honourable and dishonourable violence. To quote Jessica Lugo, “Shakespeare’s Ovidian precursor delivers a tale of gore that develops the themes of…

Also the same question of Primogeniture vs. Merit arises when Chiron and Demetrius argue over who should conquest Lavinia at the start of Act II. Chiron states that he should because he is the eldest while Demetrius says he should on the basis of worth. Though the argument is settled as Aaron says that both should have her. These two arguments make a statement about…

Mutius for blocking his way to Lavinia, he deemed Mutius to be an “unworthy brother” and an “unworthy son” because he has “dishonored [him]” and “all [of his] family” (1.1.300-351). This indicates that Titus’ code of honor operates according to the battlefield, where his sons must die in honor of fighting for Rome, and not rebelling against him; Titus values his commitment to Rome and his reputation more than his family. Although the mutilated, violated, and innocent Lavinia did not commit any…

family originated from New England. Dickinson’s grandfather Samuel Dickinson, was widely known as the inventor of Amherst College. Dickinson’s father worked and served in Amherst as a state legislator. Dickinson has 2 siblings named William Austin, Lavinia Norcross. Dickinson was a great student at Amherst Academy for 7 years and then went to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for 1 year. The real reason on why Dickinson left the school is still unknown some say that her emotions/family told her to…

own prejudice about the role of women in their society, as the audience clearly knows that women have no voice and no agency in public matters. Right in the start of the play, the objectification of women is obvious, as Bassianus says, “Gracious Lavinia, Rome's rich ornament” (1.1.57). In other words, women’s value in the Elizabethan society is compared to the value of a hat worn by a man. Until this point, the groups of women in the audience are terrified but they are also shaking away the…

William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Titus Andronicus, is an account of the last days of the Roman Empire. The drama is unique in that it abandons the actual timeline of the fall of Rome, opting for a non-sequential presentation of events in a theoretical and philosophical arena; therefore, leaving pockets of space in between for Shakespeare’s creative expression. Although Titus is masked as largely a story of war and revenge, its imagery reveals a deeper meaning. The clear dismemberment motif,…

destroy her relationship with her living sons in order for her to meet her own agenda. She is able to manipulate her sons to rape and disfigure Lavinia and using her power as mother to ensure her sons obey her wishes. Then there is Titus, not only does he manipulate Lavinia, but in the end kills her because he thinks he is saving her from shame “Die, die, Lavinia, and thy shame with thee; And, with thy shame, thy father's sorrow die!” (V,iii,46-47) He has power over his children to do what he…

In Eugéne Green’s “La Sapienza”, a zippy camera guides us through architectural views and details before introducing us to Alexandre Schmidt (Fabrizio Rongione), a respected French architect who's being awarded for a lifetime work. Lyrical music floats around and Alexander’s speech, which referenced the human progress and praised the environmental consciousness, despite routine, pleased his wife, Aliénor (Christelle Prot), a dispirited psychoanalyst who still suffers in silence with the early…

remembered in American literature. 1. Personal Life Emily Dickinson was born on December 10th, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts (“Biography.com Editor”). She lived with her parents Edward and Emily Dickinson and her two siblings Austin and Lavinia Dickinson. Her father, Edward, embraced the conservative…

experts concur that female slaves experienced more exploitation than their male counterparts. Two documents that prove female slaves were sexually exposed and experienced a higher level of brutality are; Harriet Jacobs’, Life of a Slave Girl and Lavinia Bell’s interview for a 1861 Canadian newspaper. Both these documents give the reader a deeper understanding of how female slaves truly suffered under their slave owner’s rule. Harriet Jacobs’ Life of a Slave Girl was written in 1861, the peak…