Pamela and Shamela are two completely opposite characters who can be analysed from the point of view of the role they play in those two different works which received the same name of these two main protagonists.
From one stand point, Richardson’s Pamela is shaped as a very virtuous woman who has to overcome a great number of difficulties. She is also portrayed as a very weak character who does not have the strength to face all those situations. However, Richardson guides the reading with a very optimistic approach so that Pamela gets what she wanted even though she can be understood as a victim who does not fight for her rights. Pamela’s positive attitude towards the apparently impossible marriage is what makes her end up by marrying a man who was never thought as someone that she could reach.
From another stand point, Henry Fielding’s Shamela is more about pretending to be that virtuous woman. She is the one who chooses her opportunities and she does not wait for everything to come she simply acts in the way she wishes without caring about the implications. There are no characters that cannot be reached but more down-to-earth ones. Their goal is always achieved but this time it is by means of overcoming some troubles and accepting those bad sides of real life.
To tie this up, it can be observed in these two different works that they both get a reward, that of happiness, even though they were facing their puzzling circumstances from very divergent eyes.
Withington, Keri. "Literary analysis: Virtue and vice in Pamela vs.Shamela, by Henry Fielding.”
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