Feminist criticism analyzes how Western civilization and its literature are patriarchal in nature. It asserts that while anatomy determines one's sex, gender roles are a social construct that paint women as subordinate to men. Many early influential texts focused on male protagonists and presented women in marginalized ways. Feminist critics examine how works by authors like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Richardson, Ibsen, and Shaw depicted women as emotional and subservient.

1. Feminist criticism ( The Various Feminisms) Presented by Vala Neeta T. M.A. Sem.ii Roll no. 22

4. Conclusion:- While many feminists critics have described the literature written by men for its depiction of women as marginal, docile, and emotional needs and fears. For example, in selected works such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Samuel Richardson, Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw.

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