The representation of gender in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and 'Antony and Cleopatra'

Scholarly Paper aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, einseitig bedruckt, Note: A, Veranstaltung: Tragedy, History and Sovereignty in Late Medieval and Early Modern Poetry and Drama, 18 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Anmerkungen: Building on the assumption that differences between the sexes in tragedy are defined through competing representations of heroism, this paper shall take a closer look at the representation of gender in two premodern tragedies, Shakespeare's Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. The aim of this paper shall be to provide a short introduction to (Shakespeare) feminist criticism, which will be supplemented with an overview of various notable instances of the representation of gender in these two works. , Abstract: Building on the assumption that differences between the sexes in tragedy are defined through competing representations of heroism, this paper shall take a closer look at the representation of gender in two premodern tragedies, Shakespeare's Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. The aim of this paper shall be to provide a short introduction to (Shakespeare) feminist criticism, which will be supplemented with an overview of various notable instances of the representation of gender in these two works.