Masculinity in Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart and Perfect Days b

Masculinity in Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart and Perfect long time by Liz LocheadBoth plays portray work force under a detri mental light. In Men Should Weepmen argon the dominant invoke and are seen socially of far greaterimportance. Whereas in Perfect season men are easily manipulated andtend to be controlled by the contents of their trousers.Men Should Weep is a play which examines how the family unitcrumbles under the wedge of p everyplacety. ass the father of thefamily is the main male figure throughout the play. His wife Maggiedoes everything for him and their family. However although there isalways a lot to be make John manages not to do anything to help as hewould neer want to damage his alter ego. Not only doesnt he helparound the house but he is also unemployed. This says a lot aboutJohns character and implies that he is a ungenerous self-centredcharacter.Id an idea a was heid o this hooseAlthough John gives the family no support in anyway he is liquid quitecontent in thinking that he is head of the household. referable to the waysociety was at this time it implied that women had to do as theirhusbands told them. formerly women married they were their husbandsproperty. Men in that day and age overruled women they were morepowerful and a lot of women feared them for various reasons. Domestic corrupt was a main reason for this fear. Although a lot of women weredomestically mistreated it wasnt something they talked about. Mrs Boneone of the neighbours which are used as a vehicle to examine how menhave a hold over women in the play is a victim of domestic abuse.I fair(a) canna understand a women who lets her man bash her aboot..Standing up to men was unheard of you just wouldnt... ...Brendan doesnt know about. Grant is seento give Barbs a lot of happiness but their relationship ends withGrant asking.Why are you so ashamed of me?This portrays Grant as a very nave character as Barbs was only usinghim for a bit of mutation the relat ionship as never serious, yet he lookedupon it to be.In death the portrayal of men and masculinity in two Scottishplays that I have studied are that they completely dominate thesociety. They are selfish self-absorbed characters.In Men Should Weep this is portrayed through John a veryself-absorbed character. I think the writers purpose was to show howbad the conditions were that people use to live in and some peoplestill do.In Perfect Days the men are portrayed to be very stupid and weakcharacters. I feel that the writers purpose was to show that womencan parcel out without men.