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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Ines de la Cruz was a writer, poet, composer, philosopher, and nun. She was born in Mexico in 1651 and was among the first great Mexican writers. During the time of Sor Juana's...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana expresses her love for her lady in emotionally powerful, almost erotic terms. The speaker states explicitly, "I love you with so much passion." There's really no ambiguity here. While...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzIn “Respuesta a Sor Filotea” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, there are quite a few references that show that she was responding to criticism when she wrote it. In one case, Sor Juana humbles herself...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzWith Sor Juana's history, it might be important to recall that from a very young age, she was interested only in learning and books. (She was reading at age three.) Later, when Sor Juana had joined...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzArchbishop Antonio Nunez de Miranda was Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz's confessor; he was opposed to her work at the convent because he felt her writing went against Biblical teachings. De la Cruz went...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzIn my readings regarding Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, it seems that becoming a nun was a choice she preferred to make, rather than being married (in which she had no interest). She was illegitimate...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzHaving only just recently read Sor Juana's responses in "Respuesta a Sor Filotea" and researched her life for the first time, I get the sense that she is passionate about learning, even from a very...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThis is a poem in which the poet is criticizing the double standard that men have for women. She is arguing that women can never satisfy men's expectations. This is because men seem to want them...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Ines de la Cruz had a good deal to say about men, and was obviously not shy about being extremely honest in the face of an age-old social hypocrisy: In her poem Redondillas...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Ines de la Cruz presents very different sentiments in "Respuesta a Sor Filotea," (a defense to a letter of criticism sent from a bishop who had been thought of as a friend) as opposed to...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648?–1695) was a well-educated Mexican woman who was renowned for her knowledge and literary ability. Seeking to further her knowledge, she entered a convent and...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruz wrote "Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz." Research shows that Juana Inez was a bright child with a deep desire to read and learn. Boys were educated at the time, but not...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzIn "Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz" ("The Reply to Sor Philothea de la Cruz"), the author Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz gave God the credit for her love of learning and studying, even in...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThis is an excellent question. There is no doubt in my mind that the character from Tartuffe most like Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is Dorine. eNotes.com provides a character description of Dorine:...
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Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Ines de la Cruz is a woman with many sides, I believe. Her first passion in life was to learn. In studying her history, we know that she did all she could to do so. She begged to be...