2 Feminist Lens: How are female characters portrayed in your text? Does the playwright seem
to be sympathetic towards women, or does the
playwright degrade them? Do the female
characters play a central role in the drama, or do
they simply serve as secondary characters
furthering a male driven plot? Do you feel that
there is a statement being made about gender
roles one way or the other? Is there any
symbolism being used in regards to gender?
Explore this topic using multiple pieces of
evidence from the text.

Look up the information for as many of these sources aspossible and write the works cited entry for each one. (you may make up dates and editions where necessary for the purposes of this exercise.)1. mark twain’s  the mysterious stranger2. a dictionary entry for the word  castigation  from  merriam-webster  (any edition)3. an article in  cosmopolitan  magazine by jennifer grant called “all you need to know”4. an encyclopedia entry for the name “geraldine ferraro” from  world book encyclopedia5. a website article titled “welcome to oz” with no listed author or publisher and no corporate affiliation

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

Do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.