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Marlene has made her career the focus of her life and has not looked...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:17:23 PST

Marlene has made her career the focus of her life and has not looked back since giving Angie to her sister. Marlene seems to have no maternal instincts, mainly because she's suppressed those and all other types of emotions. Those feelings would show her as a weak woman, and to be a successful businesswoman, Marlene must take on a man's persona. Marlene is truly cold and cruel to Angie, and Angie understandably despises her for it. Marlene...

The play asks us to consider what price a woman must pay to attain...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:11:57 PST

The play asks us to consider what price a woman must pay to attain success in a man's world. The successful women in the play have had to emulate men in order to be successful. They show themselves to be more ruthless and callous than any man in the business world, and as a result, they are robbed of meaningful relationships with men, other women, and children. The women compete with men on mens' terms, not their own, having to deny who and...

What is the argument the play "Top Girls" develops concerning...

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:25:16 PST

What is the argument the play "Top Girls" develops concerning career and motherhood?

Describe the relationship between Angie and Marlene in "Top...

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:19:49 PST

Describe the relationship between Angie and Marlene in "Top Girls" and show to what extent Marlene is an unsuccessful mother.

On a literal level, the title "Top Girls" reflects the name of...

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:42:59 PST

On a literal level, the title "Top Girls" reflects the name of the employment agency where Marlene works. However, on a deeper level, "Top Girls" reflect upon Top Women in history: Pope Joan, who disguised herself as a man and has been said to have been Pope from 854-856; Isabella Bird, explorer; Dull Gret, Harrower of Hell; Lady Nijo, Japanese mistress to an emperor, later a Buddhist nun; and Patient Griselda, adapted from...

Comment about the title of" Top Girls."

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:01:59 PST

Comment about the title of" Top Girls."

Top Girls is a historical drama.This play places five women from five...

Sun, 25 May 2008 10:07:23 PST

Top Girls is a historical drama.This play places five women from five different historical periods at a dinner party. Thus, the historical accuracy may become a bit blurred. It has been described as a theatrical tour de force as the drama examines the fate of modern woman and questions that fate.

What is the genre of "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill ?

Sun, 25 May 2008 09:44:32 PST

The genre of this play is?

The characters in Top Girls have several complex attitudes towards their...

Tue, 6 May 2008 18:10:03 PST

The characters in Top Girls have several complex attitudes towards their bodies. Pope Joan's attitudes are some of the more complex. She can't be fully at ease with her body, at least not in a social/historical context, because she had to hide her sex to be pope. She knows she broke the rules of the church she served. At the same time, she did not reject her sexual desires, since she had relations with men. We have to assume much anxiety, much...

In "Top Girls," what are the characters' attitudes towards...

Sun, 4 May 2008 22:16:10 PST

how do they feel about being woman in male dominated situations?

I personally think, they are all top girls, but in their own way. It...

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:43:45 PST

I personally think, they are all top girls, but in their own way. It depends how you define a "top girl" If you think about the comparison of Marlene and Joyce, Marlene gave up her own child in order to persue her career, whilst Joyce sacrafised this and adopted Marlenes child. This makes Joyce more of a "domestic top girl" whilst Marlene is an actual "professional top girl".

To what extent are Caryl Churchill's characters "top girls"?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:16:01 PST

i want a complete answer in order...

In what ways is Act I of "Top Girls" a representation of women...

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:06:54 PST

In what ways is Act I of "Top Girls" a representation of women in society?

Marlene is a social opportunist in that she does not have flesh and...

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:55:10 PST

Marlene is a social opportunist in that she does not have flesh and blood friends, she prefers to surround herself with long-dead or fictional characters to associate with. Marlene puts herself with this group of women who all achieved some measure of success, but at a great price. Marlene feels that these women are the only suitable social companions for a woman of her stature.Marlene is a personal opportunist because she was able to give up...

The role of women in society is one of the themes in Top Girls. We see...

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:29:55 PST

The role of women in society is one of the themes in Top Girls. We see examples of male domination in Marlene's job at the employment agency. Marlene interviews Jeanine for a possible job placement. Marlene warns her not to tell prospective employers that she's getting married or might have children because this would discourage companies, controlled by men, from hiring her. Marlene also interviews Louise, a forty-six-year-old...

Male Domination in Top Girls?

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:41:01 PST

Male Domination in Top Girls?

Top Girls-Marlene as a social and personal opportunist.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:49:00 PST

Top Girls-Marlene as a social and personal opportunist.