This can be shown in the ‘Proof of Marriage’ source as the phratry must accept that a child is legitimate, otherwise property will not be given to the son. However it can also be said that it is in fact wives who fear their husbands and not the other way round. In the Eurastophenes’ murder case, Euphilites laughed at his wife when she suggested he ‘mauled the maid which could indicate women were in fear of how sexually controlling their husbands could be and how they could still get away with it. In the Naerea source is also shows men can be abusive to women with little to no consequence as Phrynion gets away with his abuse towards Naerea. You could also view the violence as a cry of fear and other controlling behaviour could emphasise that.
It is interesting that Olfelia will be able to exist in a world where time does not matter; because this is something the Captain desires so much. He wants his family name to live on forever, and the only way that he could achieve this goal is by fathering a son; to the Captain, his son is the only way he can defy mortality. In fact he does not even question that his wife might be carrying a girl. When Carmen first came to see the Captain, he felt her belly and confidently believed that it would be a boy. It is clear that he does not even care for his wife’s health; she is just a mediator between him and his son, who he could pass on the inheritance and his name to.
This instills fear in Creon because he fears that the sins from the father (Oedipus) will carry over to the children and in turn hurt his newly received kingdom and family. Antigone is set to marry Creon’s son, but Creon does not want this to happen because he fears that Antigone’s “family curse” will enter his own family. By staying true to his threats to kill anyone who removes the body of Antigone’s brother, he can use this as a trap to kill Antigone before she becomes a part of his
This quote suggests “Hang thee, young baggage, and disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’Thursday or never after look me in the face.” Here as you can see he threatens her, he curses and he nearly uses physical violence. In the society in the play, fathers had the power to rule their family. They believed that men were better than the women. The audience would have been shocked by his behaviour because so far what the audience have seen in the play was that he showed respect and love to his daughter when suddenly his temper changed into hatred and anger the audience would be much exited sitting on the bottom of their chairs.
As Antigone fights against the authority to bury polynecies she comes into conflict with her uncle, Creon. Creon decides that she is to be punished even though she is family. He also gives her a chance to say that it wasn’t her, but she takes pride in the honor of her brother, and pride in the struggle that she went through to stay faithful to her family. This leads to conflict between her and Creon which diminishes their relationship “I intend to give my brother burial. I’ll be glad to die in the attempt,-- if it’s a crime, then it’s a crime that God commands.” This is stated by Antigone and it is showing that she would give her life to stay loyal to her family and to give her unburied brother the proper
My wife and I want to go West” (123). Wilson needs to get away from the person his wife is having an affair with and by moving west he will have both ended the affair and made his wife happy. If he would have decided to stay he would have been driven mad by the fact of knowing that his wife was cheating on him and would have most likely killed Tom. Do to their relationship Tom is the most aggressive in the conversations and the only way that Wilson would have overcome that would have been o shoot Tom. The diction in this passage reveals many traits of George Wilson and the solemn tone in which describes his
The only reason why both families object to Romeo and Juliet being together is because of a family feud that has been going on for decades if not centuries (Basingstoke, pg 5). Pride and Prejudice gives us a peek into the strange dynamics of human relationships. This story presents people in love whose pride and prejudice tend to suppress their true emotions, and highlights the role of social norms in the romantic experiences of people in love. It characterizes the power of reason - that of pragmatism and idealism as standards for love and marriage (Lerner, 69). The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is not in the death of two young lovers, but the failure of society to overcome the social barriers that would have prevented the loss of so many innocent lives.
1. " My mother explained that my father's realtives would not allow us to move in with any of her realatives because according to tribal marriage customs we were my father's property-her, myself, my brother and my sister ; therefore, as long as my father was alive, regardless of his being in prison, we had to stay put in is kaya, awaiting his eventual reuturn" (Mathabane 43)Papa's motivation was his strong beliefs in tribal gods. This quote shows his family also are stonr belivers. This shows that he can stronlgy stick to something he belives in. 2.
I mean who wouldn't be mad if their spouse left them? In the story it seems like Medea was betrayed right after she had her two kids. Jason betrayed Medea for someone that he knew he could become a king with, that would be princess Glauce. At that point he realized that he couldn’t get anywhere with Medea which clearly states why he leaves. No matter how poor you and your family are, or how real the struggle is, you shouldn’t leave your spouse.
Despite the fact that he and his wife have been “mean and fought dirty” he knows they must break down these walls of anger and resentment, “no matter how much work it requires” (442). Dr.Ted Huston stated in the article, Will Your Marriage Last by Aviva Patz: that “Our culture is to blame for perpetuating the myth of storybook romance, which is more likely to doom a marriage than strengthen it” (449). Life alone is hard. Add a spouse, children, pets, work and daily responsibilities to the list, and we each will begin to see and feel the effects of a roller coaster of emotions. There are no exact guides on how to deal with the stress and fears that life brings our way.