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Patriarchy in 1001 Nights and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Patriarchal societies play a major role in many fairy tales. These societies are especially evident in A Thousand and One Nights, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In each of these tales, the patriarchal system inherent in the story causes obvious opposition between either a husband and wife, or a father and daughter. In general, the apparent higher authority of the relationshi ....
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.... against the underdog daughter.
In 1001 Nights, the original power rested with the king of the land, since he was the one with the ability to choose which young virgins he was going to wed and kill. The women were clearly in the submissive role, until Shaherazad was able to, through her stories, slowly reverse the role of power so that the king no longer marries for a night, then kills them the next day. The framed narrative in this story is centered around the transfe ....
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