https://github.com/nrennie/bechdel-test
Implementing the Bechdel Test for Romeo and Juliet.
https://github.com/nrennie/bechdel-test
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Implementing the Bechdel Test for Romeo and Juliet.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nrennie/bechdel-test
- Owner: nrennie
- License: cc-by-4.0
- Created: 2023-07-18T20:58:01.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-25T20:20:34.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-13T23:17:55.159Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: bechdel-test, r, targets, web-scraping
- Language: R
- Homepage:
- Size: 479 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel test is a measure of the representation of women in fictional works, especially film. For a work to pass the Bechdel test it must:
* feature at least two female characters;
* who talk to each other;
* about something other than a man.
See more on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test).
## Data
The script data is scraped from [shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html](https://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html), and processed into CSV format. The processing code can be found in the `R/scrape_data.R` file.
## Implementation
### Definition of female characters
The female characters in Romeo and Juliet are Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Juliet, Nurse, and Rosaline. Note that Rosaline is a non-speaking character.
Some versions of the Bechdel test require that female characters be **named** female characters. This implementation does not make that requirement and so *Nurse* is included as a female character.
### Definition of a conversation
Two female characters are considered to be having a conversation if they have consecutive lines. There are limitations of this approach as two female characters may both be responding to a man and not each other.
### Definitions of talking about something other than a man
The conversation between two female characters is considered to not be about a man if it does not contain any of the male names, or the words *he*, *him*, *his*, or *he's*.
> [!WARNING]
> The implementation of the third test is currently a work-in-progress. Currently if any individual line doesn't contain a mention of a man, it is considered a pass. This means the current pass rate is inflated.
## Results
### Overall Bechdel Test
### Individual Bechdel Test Elements
