TEATRO GONÇALVINO: análise da condição da mulher em Beatriz Cenci

Abstract

In literature, each literary work has its own effects of meaning, "it is a language loaded with meanings" (Pound, 1997), which points out several historical-social issues through literary records and in different eras, and also serves as valuable historical documents. The present work, entitled "Teatro Gonçalvino: analysis of the condition of women in Beatriz Cenci", has as its general objective to analyze the condition of women in the play Beatriz Cenci (1844-1845), by Gonçalves Dias, with the aim of presenting the situation in which the protagonist lived under the domination of the male figure of her family, as well as the impacts of the patriarchal regime on the life of the main character. Through this study, it was possible to understand that theater is not limited to portraying individual experiences, but also shows collective experiences, becoming a powerful instrument of social criticism, since, by addressing relevant themes, plays invite us to question the power structures, inequalities and injustices that permeate society. It was also possible to prove that Gonçalves Dias contributed to the development of Brazilian theater from a future perspective in his time. The research is based on the following theoretical foundations: Aristotle (1985); Gonçalves Dias (1974); Bandeira (1952); Freud (1930); Moraes (1940), Peixoto (2005); Pereira (2018), among others. The study allowed us to highlight the consequences of patriarchy that affected the life of the character Beatriz in the social and psychological aspects