Consuelo de Castro e a representação do feminino em sua dramaturgia

Abstract

The theoretical study concerning the Brazilian play-writing from the last decade is imposed as it contributes to the rescue of national memory and identity. Nonetheless, once we analyze the 20th century productions, we can observe the expressive number of men who write for the theater. Ever since early times, women's play-writing has been reduced due to the socially instituted condition of marginalization of the female figure. In general, it is compared to the writing of men, being, hence, analyzed in light of the canon of male domination. When tracking the drama production from the period in question, we can identify the work of some important writers, especially Consuelo de Castro. Her texts express the concern about the female's social condition in Brazil along different periods of the country's history .Thus, the playwright reveals the transformations suffered by women along the years. This dissertation has focus on the study of Consuelo de Castro, in at least three distinct moments of sir career, focusing the image of the woman represented in À flor da pele (1969), Louco Circo do Desejo (1983) e Only You (2001).