There is ample reason to include writings about by and about the “four queens” of sixteenth-century Britain in this literature course. The careers of all of these women have given rise to enduring popular fascination, and some of you have probably already have encountered them in films or fictionalized biographies. These “Women in Power” means both women’s writing and the representation of women into central focus, while also shedding light on the public spectacle of monarchy, in a way that will prove useful when you turn (for instance) to Shakespeare’s plays.
Please write a reflective essay on the four queens” of sixteenth-century following:
Select, from the list you studied, three works (plays, poems or prose) that depict women who are verbally powerful (for instance, as writers, speech-makers, persuaders, cursers, gossipers). Describe with precision the nature of their verbal rhetorical power and then explain how each of these works relies, presumably in quite different ways, on the figure of the verbally powerful woman.
This is a question that focuses on interpretation. For example, how does each author use the verbally powerful woman to (and these are just “for instances” and not meant to be prescriptive or to set limitations)—establish their work’s tragic or comic paradigms; examine the distinction between and overlapping of public and private spheres; sort through acceptable and/or effective versions of rhetoric, style, or authorship?
FORMAT Details
Length: 4 pages, correct margins, heading….SHOW ME your MLA!
The Works Cited Page it must be in correct MLA style.
3 total sources plus more external sources is permissible.
MLA Documentation: Correct or your essay grade will be lowered by a full letter grade (for example, an A- will become a B-)
Writing Style: Do not write in report-style, but use the intelligent, thoughtful, and reflective style you have been cultivating.
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