Lavinia's Story Retold with a Twist

     The great majority of women had very restricted social, economic, and legal statues. They weren't able to voice their opinion or make any decision on their own. In Titus Andronicus these expectations can be seen in Lavinia role where she is rendered as powerless even though she comes from a noble family. Lavinia was spoken of highly due to her beauty and her pureness.

   The same idea can apply when making the connection to the movie Maleficent but with a twist. In the movie Maleficent the main character is played by Angelina Jolie and she comes from a royal family but unlike Lavinia she held a great deal of power and was respected immensely due to having the biggest and strongest wings. 

 

   Both Lavinia and Maleficent end up losing what was considered their source of power and they are rendered as useless and even helpless. 

The only difference is that even when Lavinia gets raped and has her tongue as well as both her hands cut of she doesn't think of seeking revenge on those who did her wrong. She just relies on the male figure in her life to help her. Where as in Maleficent she is blinded by rage and betrayal that it fuels her even more when plotting her revenge on the person who cut of her wings. Maleficent breaks out of the expectations that are placed on what a woman can and can’t do. She doesn't wait around for a man to save her but rather takes matters into her own hands and in the end she is respected so much more and the best part is that after seeking her revenge she also gets her wings back where as Lavinia’s character is overlooked because she relies solely on her father and even than in the end he kills her. She never finds peace.