History PlayingWith / HystericalWoman

** Alice loses her faith in modern medicine, and is lured over to pseudoscience, because they (seemingly) have the answers her doctors don't, and they (seemingly) take her concerns seriously.

** The prescription is simply birth control pills.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's mental and/or physical aliments are not diagnosed and treated, because everyone thinks the symptoms are just "crazy woman" behavior.

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** Alice is diagnosed with hysteria, not because she's ''actually'' sick, but because this is the VictorianEra, and she (''gaspshockhorror'') doesn't want to have children.

* '''Straight''':
** [[TheChick Alice]] is rather neurotic, always crying or worrying.
** Alternatively, Alice is a GenkiGirl

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is overly emotional, but no one really cares about it, because she is too quiet or just fails at attracting attention.

** The BigBad is trying to BreakTheCutie through various methods of [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]] and rape...and [[DrivenToMadness it's]] [[DespairEventHorizon working.]]
** Something ''really'' bad has just happened, is happening, or is about to happen.
* '''Inverted''': Alice is an EmotionlessGirl or [[WomenAreWiser generally more sensible than others]].
* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob ScreamsLikeALittleGirl and cries profusely.

* '''Double Subverted''': But then [[LoveInterest Bob]] is KilledOffForReal, and Alice crosses the DespairEventHorizon.

* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Alice is a {{Tsundere}}
** Sometimes Alice doesn't react at all, sometimes she reacts normally/realistically, and sometimes her reaction is so over-the-top as to be unbelievable, depending on a) [[ItMakesSenseInContext the situation]] and/or b) [[DependingOnTheWriter the writer]]

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': This makes Alice [[{{Chickification}} look]] [[DamselScrappy weak]] and holds her CharacterDevelopment back. Furthermore, it breaks the audience's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, especially modern audiences used to the idea that women are not insane just because they're women.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice reacts to situations, but in a believable manner.

* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob ScreamsLikeALittleGirl and cries WaterWorks.

* '''Enforced''': [[ValuesDissonance Sexist pigs who should feel ashamed]].

* '''Enforced''': [[ValuesDissonance Prevailing views about the nature and role of women]].

** Alice is TheChick in an older work.

** Alice and Bob are really a BattleCouple of ColdSniper s. Alice screams to distract the bad guys while Bob is taking aim.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice does nothing the whole time but scream. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o2lJoDuZmU This illustrates Alice pretty well around the first 10 seconds. Watch out, it's pretty loud.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice does nothing the whole time but scream
* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Basic Trope''': [[AlwaysFemale A female character]] who is overly emotional.
* '''Played Straight''':
** [[TheChick Alice]] is rather neurotic, always crying or worrying.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is an EmotionlessGirl or [[WomenAreWiser generally more sensible than others]].
* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob ScreamsLikeALittleGirl and cries WaterWorks.

** Something ''really'' bad has just happened, is happening, or is about to happen.

** Alice and Bob are really a BattleCouple of ColdSniper s. Alice screams to distract the bad guys while Bob is taking aim.

* '''Deconstructed''': This makes Alice [[{{Chickification}} look]] [[DamselScrappy weak]] and holds her CharacterDevelopment back. Furthermore, it breaks the audience's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, especially modern audiences used to the idea that women are not insane just because they're women.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice reacts to situations, but in a believable manner.

** Alice screams bloody murder [[MinorInjuryOverreaction upon receiving a paper cut]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh Alice, you're getting hysterical again...Here." *slap!* *slap!* "Now [[GetAHoldofYourselfMan get a hold of yourself, woman!]]"

* '''Enforced''': [[ValuesDissonance Prevailing views about the nature and role of women]].

* '''Defied''': Alice doesn't want to look weak or risk the team, so she keeps a stiff upper lip.
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Played For Laughs''': See Parodied

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob ScreamsLikeALittleGirl and cries ManlyTears

* '''Played Straight''': [[TheChick Alice]] is rather neurotic, always crying or worrying.

* '''Justified''': Alice is TheChick in an older work.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is actually an actress playing as a screaming heroine in a melodrama.

* '''Parodied''': Alice screams bloody murder [[MinorInjuryOverreaction upon receiving a paper cut]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is a {{Tsundere}}

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is struggling with a serious mental disorder.

** Alice and Bob are a BattleCouple of ColdSniper s. Alice screams to distract the bad guys while Bob is taking aim.

** Alice is deliberately distracting the vilain.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is an EmotionlessGirl or CloserToEarth

* '''Subverted''': Alice usually remains calm and sane.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then [[LoveInterest Bob]] is KilledOffForReal, and Alice crosses the DespairEventHorizon

* '''Averted''': See Subverted and Inverted

** The BigBad is trying to BreakTheCutie through various methods of [[TortureTropes torture]] [[OhCrap and]] [[RapeTropes rape]]...and [[DrivenToMadness it's]] [[DespairEventHorizon working.]]

** Alice has a mental disorder

* '''Lampshaded''':