Theme: Role of Women (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Main contrast Stewart creates in the play
Main contrast Stewart creates in the play
Active women vs. passive/static men
Time period Men Should Weep is set in
Time period Men Should Weep is set in
1930s Depression era in Scotland
Year Men Should Weep was first performed
Year Men Should Weep was first performed
1947, shortly after World War Two
Words describing Alec's behaviour
Words describing Alec's behaviour
Feeble, wilting, morosely, pleading
John's physical position in stage directions
John's physical position in stage directions
Head in his hands or head bent - suggests defeat
What John's 'an idea [he] wis the heid' quote reveals
What John's 'an idea [he] wis the heid' quote reveals
Fragility of his authority - only theoretical not real
Act III stage direction showing power transfer
Act III stage direction showing power transfer
Maggie rises & takes control, John sinks into chair
Maggie's forceful command in Act III
Maggie's forceful command in Act III
We wull be happy!
Phrase Maggie repeats as a mantra
Phrase Maggie repeats as a mantra
I can manage him
What 'four rooms' represents for Maggie
What 'four rooms' represents for Maggie
Freedom & autonomy, not just better living conditions