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1. 1. "No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Maria Sköld; [2022]
   Keywords : Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Discworld; Wyrd Sisters; performance; performativity; metafiction; parody; fantasy; theatre; Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Skivvärlden; Häxkonster; roller; performativitet; metafiktion; parodi; fantasy; teater;

   Abstract : In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. READ MORE

3. 2. The Changing Nature of Female Portrayal : An Analysis of Gender Roles in Fairy Tales

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Olof Wilén Rönquist; [2015]
   Keywords : Sleeping Beauty; fairy tale; gender; feminism; Törnrosa;

   Abstract : This essay examines gender normative and patriarchal elements of the popular fairy            tale Sleeping Beauty in order to expose how patriarchal ideals are upheld. The reason for this is that children may internalize the values taught in these stories, which may lead to them perpetuating patriarchal ideals and gender normative behavior. READ MORE