SUBVERSION OF POWER IN ROMEO AND JULIET AND LAYLI AND MAJNOON
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 36
Abstract
This paper looks at how the leading characters in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the Persian poet, Nezami’s Layli and Majnoon challenge the patriarchal system of their societies through subverting power and power relations within their respective societies. It uses Althusser and Foucault’s conception of power in order to examine the lovers’ subversion of the patriarchal system. The aim is to show the various ways in which these lovers challenge and undermine the patriarchal institutions in their societies, hence threatening the patriarchal system.
Authors and Affiliations
Mahmoud DARAM
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP267113
- DOI -
- Views 184
- Downloads 0
THE ANALYSIS OF REVENGE BEHAVIOURS OF TRAINERS BASED ON CERTIAN VARIABLES
The concept of taking revenge, which is defined as persecuting someone owing to a prior wrong-doing, can influence individuals from various sides. Thus, considering its effects on the employees in an institution, the con...
THE CONCEPT OF MALE FRIENDSHIP IN SHAKESPEARE’S THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA : A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH
Male friendship has been the kind of human relationship highly esteemed throughout man’s history. From ancient times to the Renaissance, it was regarded as something sublime. This traditional bonding between men is also...
DOES THE PERCEPTION OF GOD OF ELDERLY PEOPLE INFLUENCE THE FEAR OF DEATH?
This study is conducted with the aim of determining whether the perception of God has an influence on fear of death. This descriptive research was conducted in May, 2014 at hospitals of Ordu Public Hospitals Association...
MUKHTAR ELECTIONS IN THE GRIP OF ETHNOCENTISM: VILLAGE OLIGARCHY AND CIPHERED VOTE
This study investigates the sociopolitical effects of ethnocentrism that are embodied in the Mukhtar elections in the context of provincial and village political culture. In this context, in the example of Ardahan provin...
AN INVESTIGATION OF CONCEPTS OF SHAME AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
In this study college students’ mental images related to the concepts of shame were examined through metaphors. 252 college students were participated in the study. The findings have revealed that metaphors are grouped u...