Homework- Rewrite Practice Exam On Sexuality, Worst Paragraph

The director also uses Mise-en-scene to show sexuality. This is evident in the section where the antagonist has pulled off the gloves of the protagonist. Throughout the clip we have seen the protagonist wear gloves at all times. The fact that the antagonist takes them off her in this particular scene acts as a metaphor for raping her. This connotes his power over her and a hetrosexuals power over a homosexuals. It could also connote that he is taking her purity as white is the colour of purity. Also with the gloves, the protagonist wears them to symbolise her sexuality. By this i mean that they connote her hiding her homosexuality. Evidence of this is when the antagonist finally finds out about her sexuality and only then do the gloves come off, this connotes that a homosexual is more timid than a hetrosexual because the protagonist feels she needs to hide her sexuality. Another example of costume being used to portray sexuality is in the scene on the river bank. The protagonist (homosexual) is wearing a light coloured frilly dress, wheras the hetrosexual antagonist is in a more bold and striking brown suit. These two colours when shown toghether connote that the antagonist (and therfore hetrosexual) is more inportant and powerfull. At the beginning of the clip we see the protagonist hold a dress on her servent. This role reversal connotes that even though they are of two different sexualities the women are alike. The way that each character moves shows the difference as well. All the way through the scene we seee that the antagonist and the servant girl (both hetrosexual) move with confidence and pace. This contrasts with the protagonist whos movements are slow and shy. This connotes that hetrosexuality is stronger and more confident than homosexuality. Another way that the difference in sexuality is portrayed is via the section on the river bank. The antagonist is stood over the protagonist and confronting her. From this hight difference we can see that hetrosexuality is connoted as more powerful and intimidating wheras homosexuality is seen as weak and frightened.