Subjugation and Resistance of Woman in J. M. Synge’s In the Shadow of the Glen

Abstract

The research tries to unveil how were commoditized in the Irish society where colonialism and patriarchy were dominant social values through the study of women character in J. M. Synge’s playIn the Shadow of the Glen. Conditions of female characters are not better than marketable commodity. Females are controlled and deserted by the males who handle the property. Patriarchy in its colonialist form torments and exploits women in different ways. Women are not regarded as human beings rather they are taken as commodities, devoid of feelings. Patriarchy humiliates females as ‘second sex’, weak and passive and makes female members dumb and they do not know even how they are dominated. That is why; females are compelled to tolerate this domination from long time ago. Hence, there is double victimization of females at present day.