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In this paper, choosing Shelley's The Cenci, I will discuss how language is involved in ideological power, and how ideology and social orders influence and determine the discourse and action of the major characters. Tyranny, revolution and social change had been Shelley's major concern in his literary career. The Cenci in this respect is one of his major work in which Shelley investigated a form of social tyranny and attempted to conceptualise the idea of revolution. They are closely related with language activities in a social context.
Language and ideology exert controlling power on each other. Linguistic activities in this respect are closely interconnected with social activities. They are conducted in the name of ideology. The relationship between language and ideology or ideological influence on language is fully represented in The Cenci.
In the interplay between language and society, ruling orders and conventions are strongly protected and words are directly connected to power and authority. Resultingly individuals are subjected to the socio-linguistic conventions and power, in which language is continuously abused and distorted. Such manipulation and distortion of language are a major task in Shelley's composition of The Cenci.