Analyzing Hazza Al-Barari's Play Blood Necklace Through a Feminist Literary Lens
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1604.25Keywords:
feminism, gender, patriarchy, society, theaterAbstract
Known in Arabic as Qiladat Aldamm, Blood Necklace, a 2007 play written by the Jordanian playwright Hazza Al-Barari, is an exemplary model of feminist theater in Jordan. The play's heroine, Wafaa, depicts the internal and external conflicts experienced by women in a patriarchal society created by the troubled reality in which she lives. To trace the manifestations of feminism in Blood Necklace, the paper employs the feminist critical approach, which entails tracking, describing, and analyzing women's issues and concerns. Furthermore, it also examines the idea of feminist theater and highlights the Jordanian theater's experience in addressing women's concerns. The textual analysis demonstrated that theater written by men can explore women's inner selves and discuss their concerns and hopes, rejecting the notions that call for gender-based discrimination in writing. Finally, this paper contributes to the art of theater in general and feminist theater in Jordan in particular.
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