Seduction

lasting impression on the future Roman Emperor, who would father a son to her (Crawford, 2007). Likewise, Empress Wu used seduction and planning to become the prized consort and confidant of Emperors Taizong and Gaozong. It is rumored that Wu achieved this by allowing the Emperors to satisfy their most forbidden sexual pleasures (Dash, 2012). Of course, these tales of feminine seduction may themselves be nothing more than myths inspired by restrictive gender roles. Nevertheless, it is undoubted…

Mrs. Henderson Presents is a biographical comedy about Laura Henderson and her general manager Vivian van Damm, and how they challenged the societal norms of London by their productions of “nudie revues” during the 1940’s, around the time World War II began (Frears, 2005). The movie shows a glimpse of sexuality during the 1940’s, permitting an examination of that time; also, how there was an attempt by the United Kingdom government to shut down Mrs. Henderson’s theater due to its explicit nature…

Chekhov’s four-part story, The Lady with the Little Dog, details one man’s introduction, seduction, and obsession with an inexperienced youth in an unfamiliar place. Dmitri Gurov, a man approaching his forties with three children and a wife whom he considers of the ‘inferior race’, finds himself reclining for dinner in the ocean-side town of Yalta. Upon first sight of Anna, whom Gurov describes with simple comprehension as “a young woman, not very tall, blond, in a beret,” he sets his sights,…

Submission and Action of Religious Heroines Written expressly to convey the main beliefs and principles of their respective religions, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Hebrew Bible are composed as epic histories and biographies of mythic figures, whose lives act as fables to teach these principles to the educated, uninitiated believers. In most cases, these fables are told through a heroic male character, blessed by God or a god, who fulfills a destiny defined by his relationship with…

Throughout literature history, many works have been cited as influential to literature and society. Works such as John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and The Holy Bible are accredited as influential pieces of literature. These works have drastically changed today’s society. However, Alf Layla Wa-Layla’s The Thousand and One Nights is not thought of as influential literary piece. The revolutionary ideas this story conveys,…

other words, the theme is about enjoying life in the moment and to make the most of it because life is short. In both of these poems, the writers express that theme by attempting to persuade women to seize the day. In other words, they are poems of seduction. In the poems in Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” and John Donne’s “The Flea”, the men persuade the women to “seize the day” in order to seize their sexuality. The three stanzas represent the three stages of the poet’s argument. In…

and you really wanna impress this guy. Well, look no further because I have the time killer for you -- a Broadway Musical. Before you go racing off to the theatre, however, you need to make a few choices, mainly what kind of show you're gonna see. Seduction is a delicate operation and choosing the wrong show could be lethal to your burgeoning love affair. Sadly, Hamilton still costs a king’s ransom, so you need the proper means of weighing your options. In this vein, allow…

is getting in on it. While certainly nowhere near the brilliance of the Xbox, there are some interesting facts one can learn about watch gaming. Here are five of them. 1. APPLE WATCH NOT GOOD FOR LONG-TERM PLAY One could easily get lost in the seduction of Xbox One for hours on end, however, this addiction is not easily obtained with Apple Watch. The main reason for this is physical exhaustion. It's simply not comfortable to hold your arm up for lengthy sessions of play. For that, the iPhone…

reality is seen and Elvis was the same Was innovative, Elvis created a style of music different from what he used to hear, he created steps, costumes and postures that were impressive at that time. One of the keys to its validity is the theme of the seduction of the masses. There is a very powerful value that is not limited to being a singer, knew how to stand in front of an audience, something that all artists have to take into account, the great task they have today where there is so much…

Chivalrous: Yes or No? To begin the quest for the answer to the question, does Sir Gawain have the qualities that make a true knight one must look at the deeds and actions of Sir Gawain. The Arthurian poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is written by an anonymous poet and is filled with mystery, action, and adventure. Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur’s court and he is widely known as a hero, but also as noted by Baswell and Schotter, “His reputation was ambiguous, though; he was both…