As for the Spartans, in the movie 300, they were presented very …show more content…
“They were prohibited from wearing jewelry or ornate clothing” (McKay 2011, P.64) a statement that was quite contravention to 300. The movie doesn’t really represent any women but the actual queen of the Spartan kingdom, this could be the reason why the directors decided to embellish the Spartan queen with earrings, necklace and ornate clothing. However, 300 delivers true values of the women during the ancient times. When the Persian messenger arrives to Sparta and talks with the King, the queen joins the conversation, astonishing the Persian that Spartan women are allowed to do so. This leads to another, political view of Sparta. The textbook explains that women had to be independent, as well as the ability to have financial affairs and allowance to own land (Pg. 64). 300 shows that during the political council, the queen (woman) was allowed to speak among. This particular scene approves two ideas of the Sparta, first the allowance of women even in the political view, and second, the