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A 3 page paper which examines whether or not the play “The Women” by Clare Boothe Luce is a feminist play or not. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and did a great deal for women of her time, moving on to be a playwright and essentially going her own unique way, as only a true feminist could do.
One of her most famous plays is titled "The Women." It is a play that involves the study of numerous women, from all walks of life. The following paper examines
this play, arguing that it is not really a feminist play, but rather a play that comments on the nature of women in society. The Women Luces play
was written in 1936, during the Great Depression. It is a play about many women, most of them apparently quite useless. One author states that "Her second play The Women,
which opened on Broadway in 1936, was a satire on the idleness of wealthy wives and divorcees" (Clare Boothe Luce). It is a play that, according to one writer, has
over forty different female characters (Murray). Another author notes there are 36 (Wilcox). Whatever the exact number, it clearly appears to be a play that possesses numerous woman in all
stages of life and society. From this perspective we could perhaps imagine that there are elements of feminism, but that generally the play is one that attacks the ridiculous nature
of some woman and the dire conditions of others. Murray argues that, "Though it deals with questions of motherhood, marital infidelity, and other weighty issues, the primary goal of
Clare Boothe Luces 1936 play The Women is to allow women to be women onstage" (Murray). The main character in the play is Mary and her world has exploded upon
the discovery that her husband is having an affair. It is perhaps in her that one could find, if they searched hard, feminist elements as she attempts to put her
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