FIRST
PAPER
Subject : Internet
as a Literary Research Tool
Student´s name : McDaniel Mann Stanley
Title of the paper : The Role of Women in Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare´s Works
Author or topic :
Abstract : The aim of the information presented in the
website is to discuss the women characters created by Miguel de Cervantes and
William Shakespeare in their works.
Shakespeare´s women characters are perhaps the most famous characters made by
any other playwright, and he goes to every detail to give them a fresh
look. Many times these women are
portrayed as rebellious feminists, but in reality they are merely reacting
against an unjust society which casts them aside as third-class citizens. Shakespeare´s women have
strong feminine influences and unique personalites
which affect the plot and outcome of the play.
Similarily, we can take a close look at the
women in Cervantes´ works, and we can see that he
thinks highly of his strong, righteous female characters. It even appears that Cervantes invoked great
sympathy for women in his works by turning whores into socially helpless women
who have entered such a profession due to their degraded situation. Both writers treated women and feminism in a
unique way, even to the point of invoking great sympathy for women, unlike the
bulk of their generation.
Auto-evaluation:
This type of project has been completely new to me, and, as a result, I
have learned quite a bit about both writers and how English speaking countries
view Cervantes´s works and Spanish speaking countries
view Shakespeare´s.
In addition, I have learned to create a webpage. Given the amount of time which I have spent
on this project and what I have learned from it, I feel I deserve a minimum
grade of “notable”.
Academic year 2006/2007
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés
López
© Stan McDaniel
smcmann@alumni.uv.es
Universitat de Valčncia
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