Neuromancer - Molly

There is a female fictional cybernetic character within the novel "Neuromancer" by William Gibson named Molly. According to Donna Haraway a cyborg is a "cybernetic organism, a hybrid of machine and organism". In relationship to feminism, a cyborg is a construction of a women to further enhance her strength and mental capacity to establish equal opportunities for women in employment and in places that men are more dominant in. I wonder how it would be if Molly wasn't a cyborg? Would she even have a place within the group of men that she works with? Molly seems very intimidating to others and has a lot of knowledge that the men in the novel find very useful. Case describes her in chapter 4 and says, “She seemed continually on the verge of colliding with someone, but people melted out of her way, stepped sideways, made room”. She is mentioned throughout all of Part 2 which makes her a main character; therefore as a female she is given a role within the group of men. She reminds me of the character from the Terminator television show.

AMSND Act 5

Act 3 Scene 2 of illustrates the confusion between the Helena, Lysander, Hermia and Demetrius. Both of the men end up loving Helena and even want to fight for her. Hermia is confused and hurt because Lysander no longer loves her but this all gets resolved at the end. Act 5 functions as a comical relief because the group of men playing out the story of Pyramius and Thisbe. They turned a very tragic love story into a comedic romance because they are so horrible at acting. The story between Pyramius and Thisbe are very similar because in both stories the lovers end up killing each other. It is impossible to take the actors seriously because of their exaggerated voices and roles they have to play. Puck's ending states that the whole thing was just a dream, now to think of it it did sort of feel like a dream with Shakespeare's use of fairies, men transformed as donkeys, and the whole confusion with the problem between who loved who. AMSND is very compacted but it is beautifully written and is very funny, dramatic and enjoyable. This play takes satirical approach to explain that love is complicated.

A MidSummer Night's Dream

Natural or Supernatural?

In A Midsummer Night's Dream- weather- seems to be a topic with in the characters. AMSND suggests that the horrible weather is a result of supernatural forces that punishes humans when they do not behave correctly. The Annals of England by John Stow in 1580 is a collection of chronological events that keeps a record of the weather within one year period. John Stow suggests that the weather is caused by supernatural and natural reasons, since AMSND argues that it is done by supernatural reasons that is what'll be the focus. John Stow mentions that a women was killed because of she killed her husband, a girl was poisoned by a witch, and that the prices of certain goods rose because they committed sins and deserved it. He states," In this time of dearth and scarcity of victuals, at London, an hen's egg was sold for a penny or three eggs for pence at the most , a pound of sweet butter for 7 d. and so the life of fish or flesh, exceeding measure in price, such our sins deserving it". He brings in the act of committing sins which typically is used to describe supernatural forces like God, in order to punish the "bad" people in the world. Back in the days weather was correlated to the way humans behaved in society and to the wrath of God. AMSND Act 2 Scene 2 Titania speaks to Oberon about the weather conditions and alludes to many biblical events like the plague, crop failure and Gods wrath in general. She personifies the wind and states " To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind,/ But with thy brawls thou hast disturbed our sport./ Therefore the winds, piping to us in vain, As in revenge, have sucked up from the sea". The use of the world "revenge" makes the wind seem angry and creates a violent tone. We can conclude that Titania feels that there are supernatural forces controlling the weather. She also states " And this progeny of evils comes/From our debate, form our dissension. We are their parents and origins." In translation, Titania says that all the horrible events that have happened because of the bad weather is due to the actions of the humans, they are the parents to the "progeny of evils". She does not include any scientific explanations or data to support her claim, rather she explains that the weather is caused by the supernatural.

A MidSummer Night's Dream

Act 1

William Shakespear's play A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in Greece in the 1600's. He begins the play by introducing the conflict that sets the story in motion. Hermia's father Egeus wants her to marry a man named Demetrius but she is in love with Lysander.If she refuses to marry Demetrius her father claimed that she will be killed or sent to a nunnery. The dominance that the males have over Hermia and the fact that she has no say in this situation shows the patriarchal society this play is set in. Hermia is seen more like a position/property, rather than a human being. Hermia does resist towards her father's order, she states " So i will grow, live, so die, my lord,/Ere I will yield my virgin patent up..." (Act 1,scene1). This quote shows her opposition to her father when he told her she was going to be left alone and die a virgin if she did not marry Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander are left alone in the room and plan to run way to his aunties house so they can marry. This is a very risky task and I am only waiting to see if they get caught?! Drama. I believe this is wrong because she shouldn't have to marry someone she is not in love with. Isn't love the main ingredient to a true and happy marriage? In this play marriage is not really seen as a bond between two people that love each other. It is used in economic terms. The second scene presents the disorganized actors that set out to perform in Hermia's wedding. This scene has a very humorous tone because the actors seem to fool around most of the time.