Write an essay on ONE (1) of the following topics. You must refer to the play you are discussing. If you cannot use direct quotations (due to circumstances), then make general references to the scenes. Give me enough information about the scene, so that I know which scene you are talking about.

1. I have said that Henry V by William Shakespeare is a play that opens itself up to experimentation. With reference to the play (and possibly the clips we have seen), discuss what I mean by this and how this statement is true.

2. With relation to the play, define Vaudeville and discuss how it can help us to understand Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

3. Explain what Hélène Cixous means when she says that woman must write from woman and discuss how this idea helps us to analyze A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro.

4. Define Antonio Gramsci’s theory of Hegemony and explain how it can help us to understand one of the plays we have studied this term.

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Question: Explain what Hélène Cixous means when she says that woman must write from a woman.

Explanation of the Saying “Woman Must Write From A Woman” by Hélène Cixous

Helene Cixous says that women must write from women to ensure there is a change in the feminine perception. She explains that women are characterized by being downgraded by men in society. The aim of this writing by Cixous is to encourage women to make a liberation of their voices in a society that has been dominated by the masculine gender. Women have been forced out of the writing field by men in society. She explains that men have dominated the…

 

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