Thinking about space: Where do women belong?

Thinking about space: Where do women belong?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will build on our understanding of the Mary/Eve dichotomy and look at a generic context idea with the 'Lady on the Pedestal' and an historical context idea with 'The Angel in the House.' Both these ideas will lead us to think about the space women occupy in society and how they are positioned and presented for us to read in texts. We'll go back to a passage from our 'Dracula' extract and continue to strengthen our interpretation.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The Mary figure in Literature is associated with nurturing behaviour. True or False?
false
Correct answer: true
Q2.
What is another name for the Eve character?
Madonna
Correct answer: temptress
virgin
Q3.
When authors do not stick to the general rules we expect of a character type they are said to do what to our expectations?
conform
convert
Correct answer: subvert
transform
Q4.
Lucy is one of the females in the novel. Mina is her best friend and also battles against Dracula's powers. What type of character is Mina in relation to Lucy?
antagonist
Correct answer: foil
heroine
Q5.
What is the name of a society in which males hold the power?
capitalist
matriarchal
Correct answer: patriarchal
socialist

5 Questions

Q1.
Coventry Patmore's poem led to which phrase:
Correct answer: the angel in the house
the goddess of the house
the woman in the house
Q2.
The Lady on the Pedestal presents the woman as ____ in reality she is ____. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate combination of words from the list below.
'passive' and 'powerful'
Correct answer: 'powerful' and 'passive'
'strong' and 'evil'
Q3.
Who was Queen Victoria married to?
Correct answer: Albert
Arthur
James
Phillip
Q4.
What does Van Helsing place around Lucy's coffin?
Correct answer: communion wafers
incense
silver
wine
Q5.
Which word is linked to the idea of 'double-standards'?
austerity
Correct answer: hypocrisy
integrity
solemnity

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