CULTURAL CONTEXT Written by around the same time with a similar 21stC point of view THE PENELOPIAD BOMBSHELLS REFLECTION Men were educated Equal/compulsory Penelope is not in Ancient Greece, education given credit for any Level and first at home, then Now education education she has. availability of at school can determine education Spartan women had social standing, more freedom and previously your could read/write family. Arranged/prize Choose who you Societal pressure on – marriage can marry women to marry. Business deal 18+, typically – determines 20s/30s Women in Social norms standard Still a pressure to contemporary and customs Girls often married marry society have more around puberty Women and men freedom and rights. Only men were are legally equal considered citizens Women were property of husband Democratic Democratic Penelope has Only men could vote Monarchy privilege and power Political Sparta - monarchy All citizens over 18 as she is a Patriarchy can vote princess/queen. alliance moves British/Australian Prejudice and with her husband sexism Nationality regardless of race/culture. Erinyes/Hades Justice is decided was punishable by by the courts death If someone has Social justice wronged you, you could punish them Justice is decided by Gods Crimes against unmarried women/servants weren’t considered crimes
CULTURAL CONTEXT Written by around the same time with a similar 21stC point of view THE PENELOPIAD BOMBSHELLS REFLECTION Level and availability of education Men were educated in Ancient Greece, first at home, then at school Spartan women had more freedom and could read/write Equal/compulsory education Now education can determine social standing, previously your family. Penelope is not given credit for any education she has. Social norms and customs Arranged/prize – marriage Business deal – determines standard Girls often married around puberty Only men were considered citizens Women were property of husband Choose who you can marry 18+, typically 20s/30s Still a pressure to marry Women and men are legally equal Societal pressure on women to marry. Women in contemporary society have more freedom and rights. Political Democratic Only men could vote Sparta - monarchy Patriarchy Democratic Monarchy All citizens over 18 can vote Penelope has privilege and power as she is a princess/queen. Nationality alliance moves with her husband British/Australian Prejudice and sexism regardless of race/culture. Social justice Erinyes/Hades was punishable by death If someone has wronged you, you could punish them Justice is decided by Gods Crimes against unmarried women/servants weren’t considered crimes Justice is decided by the courts
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