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DonQuigleone · 2011-04-30, 18:46

I'd like a decent explanation of feminism too.

I mean, isn't it just men and women are equal? One does not serve the other?

Personally I think the story of Marcela and the shepherds in Don Quixote is a pretty example of a strong female representation.

The shepherds lament that the beautiful Marcela is cruel for not loving any of them, and that she is responsible for one of their number committing suicide. Eventually she appears and says that it's not her fault that she is beautiful, and just because she is beautiful and they love her does not oblige her to love any of them in return, and that she just wants to live with nature and doesn't need to be with a man. She has the right to choose whatever lifestyle she likes, she might get married in the future, but for now wants to experience the world a bit more. The novel portrays her as being in the right, while the shepherds are basically idiots with stupid romantic fantasies.

Pretty good for 17th century Spanish literature.

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DonQuigleone Knight Errant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 35	I'd like a decent explanation of feminism too. I mean, isn't it just men and women are equal? One does not serve the other? Personally I think the story of Marcela and the shepherds in Don Quixote is a pretty example of a strong female representation. The shepherds lament that the beautiful Marcela is cruel for not loving any of them, and that she is responsible for one of their number committing suicide. Eventually she appears and says that it's not her fault that she is beautiful, and just because she is beautiful and they love her does not oblige her to love any of them in return, and that she just wants to live with nature and doesn't need to be with a man. She has the right to choose whatever lifestyle she likes, she might get married in the future, but for now wants to experience the world a bit more. The novel portrays her as being in the right, while the shepherds are basically idiots with stupid romantic fantasies. Pretty good for 17th century Spanish literature. Last edited by DonQuigleone; 2011-04-30 at 19:04.