Literatura itapecuruense: o patriarcalismo na Peça Teatral de Mariana Luz

Abstract

The present study, entitled Literature Itapecuruense: Patriarchalism in Mariana Luz's <Theatrical Play=, concentrates efforts on a process of elucidating a predominantly male culture, where men always receive a prominent place in relation to women. This work, therefore, aims to understand how female subservience, as well as the culture of patriarchy, manifests itself within Mariana Luz's Play. Without necessarily the spectacle's lack of help for the understanding/analysis of the play in question, the notes made by Pascolati (2009) were taken as a contribution. With regard to the phenomenon of patriarchy, we adopted the notes raised by Freyre (2003) on the maturation process of patriarchal culture in Brazil, in line with the observations of Del Priore (2011) about sexuality and, consequently, of the condition of Brazilian women throughout history. Based on the cited authors, the methodology adopted is bibliographical in nature. Well, it starts from a process of re-reading previous investigations to support the analysis undertaken here. From the results obtained, it was evident that the institutionalized relationships within Play Theater keep a close relationship with those present since the time of colonial Brazil, where there were, or rather, there are still clear discrepancies between "being a man" and "being woman". Based on the above, it is concluded that the patriarchal culture remains, not only within the analyzed work, but in society as a whole, as a guiding principle in the relations between men and women.