Is that all I am?”, when Doug harshly criticizes his father, or when Flan coldly dismisses a life changing decision his daughter is attempting to tell him about only serve to highlight the distending differences between the adult characters in this play and their children. Even during the phone call Paul has with Ouisa, she at one point says, “We’ll be there Paul. We love you.” Sounds to me like something a parent would say to his/her child but the Kittredges never even utter anything even remotely warm to theirs. Only after Paul’s arrest and possible suicide does Ouisa realize that what needs repair is her relationship with her
For example Nora being treated like a doll/toy instead of a human being/wife, both by her husband and father. Nora’s environment making her the way she was versus her actually learning herself was an example. This particular exert from the play was quite interesting to me, because it drew me into it from the very beginning, and left me wanting more at the end. This play is a prime example of many people’s lives even in today’s society. Woman still go through this.
On the oppose side of the marital spectrum, Zeena regularly professes her hypochondria to her husband. However, in response to the sledding accident, she “seemed to be raised right up just when the call came to her” (Wharton 131). This ironic “miracle” proves Zeena’s addiction to martyrdom, emotionally dependent on first her illnesses, then to her vocational role. Although professedly unhappy, she relies on her marriage for a sense of purpose. In an examination of the constancies, it seems as though both wife and husband, woman and man, are reliant upon both one another and their marriage to function
It first influences Osan by her telling Jihei “you’re acting outrageously, Jihei. You shouldn’t have signed that oath if you felt so reluctant to leave her”. We notice Jihei just signed the oath because he felt forced now in this quote we see how Osan is putting up with Jihei somewhat having feelings for another women this shows us how society view of a married women influences Osan so much to a point where she accepts what her husband is doing and in doing so she save her marriage. Osan also says to Jihei “I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as a woman to another to break with you, though I knew how painful it would be”. It is clear that Osan knew about everything and in doing so, she writes a letter to Koharu and keeps it a secret.
Former acquaintances are neglected or forgotten. The tenderness ties between friends are weakened, or dissolved; and benevolence itself moves into a very limited sphere.” (Foster, 24). Marriage is not the only reason for social confinement but it also becomes the downfall of all well loved friendships. She becomes very determined it seems to prolong her “freedom” and it seems like she really enjoys the power of choice during courtship, and I think really takes advantage of
She prefers to spend more time with herself than with her family because of this she has a weak relationship with her parents. The story discusses how she has two sides: one for home and one for not being home. Her abduction was solely due to her fault for her appearance that she presented in public, to the relationship that she had with her family and lastly her naiveness. The antagonist Arnold Friend somehow knew about Connie. He saw a great opportunity the moment he set his eyes on her.
She is as duped by her husband, Iago, as much as the rest of the cast and she tries to amend her wrongdoings in the end by telling the truth to Othello although she is too late to save her mistress, Desdemona. Bianca on the other hand is women who I believe is in on the whole plot to ruin Othello. In my readings I think that Iago uses this women for his
Another way to describe Eddie would be as an anti-hero: a man who has flawed in the face of fate. Other characters in the play include Eddie's wife Beatrice, a very caring woman, especially when it comes to their niece Catherine. Catherine is a young woman growing up fast and has been brought up as an orphan by her Uncle and Aunt. During the play we see the arrival of Beatrice's cousins Marco and Rodolfo. The cousins add tension to the play as they are illegal
The marriage between Othello and Desdemona in Othello was, in fact, an abusive one. It is apparent that Othello and Desdemona love each other from the very beginning. They love each other enough to get married, despite all the obstacles they know they will have to encounter, including racism and Brabantio’s disapproval. Desdemona’s love for Othello becomes apparent when she states, “I am hitherto your daughter: but here's my husband, and so much duty as my mother show'd to you, preferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I may profess due to the Moor, my lord” to her father, essentially telling him that her loyalty lies with Othello, and not with him (I.iii.180-189). It becomes clear that Othello loves Desdemona after he arrives in Cyprus, and says “As hell's from heaven!
Elizabeth is still mad at Proctor for what he did, but Proctor knows that he should fight for his wife because he loves her. In court, he keeps on fighting the accusations even after he finds out that his wife is pregnant and has some time to live until she has the baby. In another honorable sense, Proctor, with his reputation on the line, admits to committing the act with Abigail. Rebecca Nurse was a very compassionate and honorable character in the play. Her kind deeds are shown in the first act when she comforts the sick.