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Dr Saroj NainAbstract: This study explores feminist perspectives in Shakespearean drama, focusing on the representation of gender roles and female agency in Macbeth, Othello, and The Taming of the Shrew. Through a qualitative, feminist literary analysis, the research examines how Shakespeare’s female characters—Lady Macbeth, Desdemona, and Katherine—navigate patriarchal constraints while asserting individuality and resistance. The findings reveal that Shakespeare’s portrayal of women transcends the stereotypes of his era, depicting them as complex figures who challenge societal norms through ambition, virtue, and wit. Lady Macbeth’s defiance of femininity, Desdemona’s moral strength, and Katherine’s performative adaptability exemplify varying forms of female empowerment. The study concludes that Shakespeare’s treatment of gender is both critical and progressive, offering early insights into the enduring struggle for female autonomy and voice within patriarchal structures. |
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8-20 |
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Dr. Santhosh Naik R.Abstract: Society has long fostered a mechanism for mocking and stigmatizing fellow human beings, a phenomenon deeply embedded in Indian social relations. This ranges from discrimination based on physical appearance and disability to deep-seated prejudices based on caste and community. This article analyzes the specific and systematic stigma applied to India's tribal populations, originating from the colonial era. In 1871, the British colonial government infamously enacted the 'Criminal Tribes Act,' branding approximately 192 communities, primarily nomadic and semi-nomadic groups, as 'hereditary criminals.' This legislation was an administrative, economic, and political tool to control populations that resisted colonial authority. After independence, the Act was repealed in 1952, and these communities were 'Denotified' (DNTs). However, the stigma was not legislated away; it was merely transferred, persisting through the Habitual Offenders Act and pervasive social and police prejudice. This article examines the contemporary manifestations of this stigma, including police brutality and social exclusion, through recent case studies. It further employs T.H. Marshall's (1950) tripartite model of citizenship (civil, political, and social) to argue that DNTs are systematically denied all three, rendering them citizens only in name. The article concludes that true liberation for these communities remains distant, contingent not just on legal reform but on the dismantling of deep-rooted prejudice in mainstream civil society. |
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21-26 |
