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 '''Masculinity''' is "the quality, state, or degree of being masculine" <ref>Webster, Inc. Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster ;, 2006. Print. [http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Dictionary-Thesaurus-Merriam-Webster-Inc/dp/0877798516/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398381233&sr=1-5&keywords=merriam+webster+dictionary]</ref>. The term is used to differentiate the male and female. Contrary to masculine are terms such as emasculate or <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femininity feminine]</span>. A synonymous term for masculine is <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virility virile]</span>. There are many contexts to which the notion of the masculine male refers. For example, Shakespeare, in many of his plays, depicts societies in which his male characters are deemed as <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony hegemonic]</span>.
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 ==Examples of Masculinity in Shakespeare==
-<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare]</span> is perhaps the most recognized and influential writer to have ever existed. One of his writing trademarks, so to speak, is his employment of the <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(narrative) motif]</span> of masculinity in many of his plays. For example, he differentiates the gender roles or qualities of his male and female characters by showing the differences between the two genders. He also presents moments where his male characters are emasculated such as his <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear ''King Lear'']</span>. An exemplary moment of Lear's emasculation is when he is taunted by <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_fool The Fool]</span>. Lear says:
+<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare]</span> is perhaps the most recognized and influential writer to have ever existed. One of his writing trademarks, so to speak, is his employment of the <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(narrative) motif]</span> of masculinity in many of his plays. For example, he differentiates the gender roles or qualities of his male and female characters by showing the differences between the two genders. He also presents moments where his male characters are emasculated such as his <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear ''King Lear'']</span>. An exemplary moment of Lear's emasculation is when he is taunted by <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_fool The Fool]</span>.
+Lear says:
 O, how this mother swells up toward my heart!
 Histerica passio down, thou climbing sorrow;
 Thy element's below
- Bruce R. Smith says that Lear's words mean that Lear sees his upper body as a representation of "reason" and logic, and his lower body as passion<ref>Smith, Bruce R.. "Introduction." ''Shakespeare and Masculinity''. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2000. Print. [http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Masculinity-Oxford-Topics/dp/0198711891/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398382091&sr=8-1&keywords=Shakespeare+and+Masculinity]</ref>. Smith goes on to say that Lear sees the division of his upper and lower body to be gendered: "the heart that he calls 'mine' is threatened by 'this mother' from below. Lear's loss of reason...can be seen...as the triumph of this female passion within, a loss of both [<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchy patriarchy]</span>] and masculine identity."
+Bruce R. Smith says that Lear's words mean that Lear sees his upper body as a representation of "reason" and logic, and his lower body as passion<ref>Smith, Bruce R.. "Introduction." ''Shakespeare and Masculinity''. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2000. Print. [http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Masculinity-Oxford-Topics/dp/0198711891/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398382091&sr=8-1&keywords=Shakespeare+and+Masculinity]</ref>. Smith goes on to say that Lear sees the division of his upper and lower body to be gendered: "the heart that he calls 'mine' is threatened by 'this mother' from below. Lear's loss of reason...can be seen...as the triumph of this female passion within, a loss of both [<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchy patriarchy]</span>] and masculine identity."
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