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S/LI/470. Shakespeare's plays treat masculinity as something which is inherently unstable. Discuss

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2010
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The paper looks at the theme of masculinity in Shakespeare’s plays “Othello” and “The Twelfth Night” analysing the symbols of jealousy and love used in each play and discussing men’s anxiety about patriarchal power and control over women’s sexuality. Heterosexual and homosexual interpretations of “The Twelfth Night” are considered.

 

KEYWORDS: Shakespeare, masculinity, control over women, sexuality, heterosexual, homosexual, Othello, Twelfth Night,

 
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