Beatrice is cynical and witty; she doesn’t conform when it comes to the role of women in Elizabethan time. In terms of how males view females, there is a theme of cuckoldry (men who married unfaithful wives). This is shown in the first scene when Leonato confirms that Hero is his daughter, ‘Her mother hath many times told me so’, a joke at her expense, implying she is unfaithful to him. In a conversation between Claudio and Benedick, they talk about Hero. Claudio asks if he ‘noted’ her, Benedick tells him he did not, but he ‘looked on her’.
Over drinks, Frances confronts him about his wandering eyes and questions his love for her. Michael’s way of looking on women as mere bodies could suggest a kind of degradation, which is to define a woman only as an erotic or sexual figure. Michael reveals that he loves the way women look and when Frances asserts that one-day he will be unfaithful, Michael agrees with her. Frances feels that the day is now ruined and resorts to calling the Stevensons. The universal truth behind this story is that the innate differences between men and women coupled with lack of communication will cause a marriage to stagnate and become an uneasy compromise.
The reader gets an impression that she is aware of his infidelities and does not seem to care. She does not love him either and that is evident when she says “The part of philanderer does not suit you at all Dimitry” (Chekhov 211). Initially Gurov sees Anna as “something pathetic” (Chekhov 206). She is timid, young and unhappy in her marriage. Gurov and she spend a lot of time together in a vacation setting.
In the beginning of the book, Darcy is awkward, overly concerned with other people’s social status, and believes that no women is adequate for him, but by the end of the book, he has learned how to be agreeable, to let go of his pride, and to realize he cares about what Elizabeth thinks of him. At first, Darcy believes that most women aren’t accomplished and judges them very harshly, but he later ends up showing Elizabeth respect that earlier seemed out of his character. During Elizabeth’s stay at Netherfield, Mr. Darcy says, “I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance, that are really accomplished” (p.26). Mr. Darcy criticizes women very harshly and does not approve of Bingley’s thinking that most higher class women are accomplished. After Elizabeth has rejects his proposal, however, Mr. Darcy wrote her a very long letter explaining his history with Mr. Wikham.
Kristine Linde has had a lot of rough times in her life, and now that her family no longer relies on her, she is happier. Because of this, Nora realizes that her marriage is all pretend, and that she needs to live her own life and be herself. Nora and Kristine Linde chose to marry their husbands for intellectual reasons rather than for love. Mrs. Linde married her husband to provide economic security for her mother and her two brothers. Nora chose to marry her husband at the time when her father was getting into trouble for illegal transactions in his business.
Helene Cioux: The Laugh of the Medusa The Laugh of the Medusa is about how women shouldn’t be afraid to express themselves through literature. The article is written from a feminist’s point of view. According to the article, women are afraid to write in a world that is controlled by men. I chose a paragraph from the article to summarize: “Men have committed the greatest crime against women. Insidiously, violently, they have led them to hate women, to be their own enemies, to mobilize their immense strength against themselves, to be the executants of their virile needs.
Although, it is understandable that she doesn’t point out his flaws with all the lies and guilt she has stacked up on her marriage. Assuming that this was the point of having Nora’s husband as a character, he showed the crudeness very discreetly and elegantly. He also emphasizes the fact that women don’t have as much credibility and respect outside of the home, especially at jobs. Men were portrayed as the moneymakers while woman were just the mothers. For example, when Nora’s friend from school was married her husband was in complete control of his business.
The whole poems started during the time woman were tending to stay quite. She wrote the poem to express her opinion of a female’s voice in the society. She speaks in a worthless tone. In her view women were not different than men. Bradstreet also shows identity for the Puritan men that criticize her work because men had more talent and skill, which come in handy in the society, but she sees that it’s unfair.
Communication and Its Effects on RelationshipsCommunication and Its Effects on Relationships Rob Robinson Professor Lacey 3/9/12 There are many little things that make men and women so completely different. A big difference, however, is the way men and women communicate and comprehend things. Some things that interest women may not interest men and vice versa which may lead to terrible relationships or marriages and even divorce. There can be no successful relationship without good communication, because without it you and your significant other will not be on the same page about things. You may not like things that your partner does and if they do not know then they will continue to do it and it may become irritating.
In the text we are provided with many feelings, for instance the relationship between the narrator and his mother Kay. The narrator doesn’t like his mother, he think all she says, and has told him is probably bullshit. The conversations between them is awkward, and the narrator think she forces herself, to bright up her voice, and ask about his life, like she forces herself to be a reasonable parent, and the Narrator reply with simple and brief sentences. It’s not only the narrator who hate his mother, it also seems like the mother doesn’t care about him. For instance, she is looking forward to the moment when the narrator can be fending for himself, and when she realize its Saturday she quickly tells him he can’t be in the house because Dan is coming.