injustice
who is recognised by history
social heirarchy
intention is to uncover the truth to institute change for the future
how do they do that
MA retells from female perspective
AZ sheds light on reality of Rosalind's work environment and experiences
women/characters = voiceless
vocab
voiceless
hidden
underestimated
not obvious
neglected
powerless
overlooked
expectations
presumption
surmise
injustice
abused
oppressed
discrimation
inequality/inequity
maltreatment
prejudice
erroneous
hierarchy
ranking
echelons
status
good word
misogynistic
disparity
didactic
lament
acknowledged
recognition
acceptance
respect
credit
honor
memorialisation
homage
testimony
remembrance
rosalind achieves personal fulfilment (career - world wins), penelope doesn't and remains 'haunted' by the maids
P51 provides audience with sense of closure in terms of protagonist achieving goal and coming to terms with her fate whilst both the maids and penelope remain 'restless' as do the audience
P51 gives closure + acceptance the way things are, motivates the reader to consider the need for the acceptance of misogyny to change
penelopiad is open-ended and ends with a 'rhyme' or 'riddle' the audience needs to give the ending more thought and are driven to seek closure via reversal of societal roles
Penelope + maids voice their own stories (true female perspective) whereas the men give voice to Rosalind's story.
Penelope and the Maids accepted their role in society whereas Rosalind challenges this
Penelope remains indifferent to her fate as a woman and accepts it as granted, Rosalind is affected by it
'Icy' and 'cold and formal' ' suspicious'
'Rosalind rushes at [watson]'
No women afforded a position of power in photo 51 but some are in penelopiad (Naiad, the fates, artemis, helen)
gosling is seen as dispensable like the sailors in the 'sea shanty'
contemporary audience is acknowledged by penelopiad (in story - trial) but not set in present in photo 51- retrospective narratives and conversational tone allow for breaking of 'the fourth wall' and communication with audience which highlights the relevance of message to the audience's own lives
maids are able to do something about injustice (curse on odysseus + haunting) whilst rosalind is unable to alter her fate
maids provide potential reasons for their death to prompt reader to consider it's necessity and the justice they have been denied
Rosalind is respected and admired by some (Caspar + Gosling) but penelope is never truly respected as a woman for her societal contributions despite seeking validation
the literature 'vessel' used by the authors to convey message
High art of drama and imitates autobiographical style from Penelope's perspective and uses the low arts of poem, ballad, rhyme, sea shanty for the Maids who must still interrupt Penelope to share their story (story is still somewhat forgotten + disregarded)
Rosalind's version of events is overtaken by the men, play is to have 'no intermission' which reinforces the unrelenting obsession the scientists have for their work and lack of opportunity for audience to stop and consider female version