<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Fletcher’s Bonduca is quite explicit in dealing with the patriarchal objective of domesticating the rebellious woman. Bonduca and her two daughters do not conform and so are sanctioned. They are portrayed as wild animals and marginal figures that have to be tamed, broken in through violence and rape in order to be re-integrated into the nation. When they refuse to be domesticated, their only option is suicide. However, this also stands as an allegory for taming the wild heart of England’s colonial spaces.</p></abstract>

Fletcher’s Bonduca is quite explicit in dealing with the patriarchal objective of domesticating the rebellious woman. Bonduca and her two daughters do not conform and so are sanctioned. They are portrayed as wild animals and marginal figures that have to be tamed, broken in through violence and rape in order to be re-integrated into the nation. When they refuse to be domesticated, their only option is suicide. However, this also stands as an allegory for taming the wild heart of England’s colonial spaces.

TAMING THE HEART OF THE WILD: THE DOMESTICATION OF WOMEN IN JOHN FLETCHER’S TRAGEDIE OF BONDUCA

Orléans University, France Château de la Source, Avenue du Parc Floral, BP 6749 45067 Orléans, France

Gender Studies

Fletcher’s Bonduca is quite explicit in dealing with the patriarchal objective of domesticating the rebellious woman. Bonduca and her two daughters do not...

TAMING THE HEART OF THE WILD: THE DOMESTICATION OF WOMEN IN JOHN FLETCHER’S TRAGEDIE OF BONDUCA

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 177 - 193

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0011

Keywords
Boadicea, Bonduca, Boudica, Caratach, Fletcher, gender

This content is open access.

TAMING THE HEART OF THE WILD: THE DOMESTICATION OF WOMEN IN JOHN FLETCHER’S TRAGEDIE OF BONDUCA

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 177 - 193

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0011

KeywordsBoadicea, Bonduca, Boudica, Caratach, Fletcher, gender

This content is open access.

Keywords
Boadicea, Bonduca, Boudica, Caratach, Fletcher, gender