Twelfth Night’s Performances: An Analysis of Gender Presentations and Sexuality in Shakespearean Drama
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Twelfth Night’s Performances: An Analysis of Gender Presentations and Sexuality in Shakespearean DramaAutor(es)
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Gómez Blanco, Carlos J.Data
2022Centro/Dpto/Entidade
Universidade da Coruña. Facultade de FiloloxíaDescrición
Traballo fin de grao (UDC.FIL). Inglés: estudios lingüísticos y literarios. Curso 2021/2022Resumo
[Abstract] Literary works are quite relevant in the study of a certain period’s social attitudes and
concepts such as gender and sexuality. This is especially true for drama as it provides a
way to observe the characters as they construct an identity through their performances.
This essay intends to analyse the ways in which gender, sexuality and overall masculinity
and femininity were developed as social constructs in Shakespeare’s time. Using the
theory of performativity (the belief that gender and sexuality are social performances
characterized by their similarity to a given standard that is considered canonical) as a
framework along with a comprehensive description of the history of gender and sex, an
interpretation of the characters from Twelfth Night has been crafted that presents their
acts of speech within a narrative context as a direct modifier of their material conditions.
For this purpose, a materialist approach to history and politics has been assumed to assess
the intents and purposes of the play’s narrative both in its form and from a pragmatic
point of view. Additionally, Shakespeare’s historical context has been thoroughly
explored in terms of gender—its conceptualization and power dynamics—and sexuality
(due to its potential socio-political impact in the society of the 17th century). The results
of this study support—in general—the subversive nature of Shakespearean drama as well
as the fact that his characters construct their identities through performative acts that allow
them to effectively achieve social mobility between different social classes thanks to the
establishment of homosocial relationships.
Palabras chave
Shakespeare, William
Gender
Sexuality studies.
Drama
Performance
17th century
Gender
Sexuality studies.
Drama
Performance
17th century
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