Women therefore are seen as depending on men and must gain power, independence, transcending with the aid of man (2010). From this observation, De Beauvoir continues to express that a woman’s love is only in reference to the experience of a man. Through this observation De Beauvoir makes it aware that women love men as their entire existence, while for a man, love plays a minor role. Beauvoir suggests the path to “transcendence” in a relationship, is where love becomes inauthentic, rather love needs to be authentic in other ways (2010). Beauvoir’s analysis of love is ultimately the comparison of the two genders.
Females were ruled usually by men who were ranked and viewed as the intelligent species, based solely on their income and class, never their morality. Both Edmund Spenser and Phillip Sidney however, depict the female persona as complex, sexual and desirable and appear to illuminate and generally "revise and complicate the traditional male view" of femininity at the time whilst enforcing their importance in society as a whole. Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella illustrates how women can be resisting and desired through the presentation of Stella who is virtuous and intelligent. Similarly, Spencer’s The Faerie Queene is in fact an allegory for Queen Elizabeth herself, and therefore is presenting the true height of female power and desirability. Sidney’s Stella is amplified as a character of realness which in turn, enforces her power.
It seems as if women are plentiful and men are rare. The man has freedom and the option to choose any girl that he wants, while the women are desperate and fight for whichever man they can get. Jane Austen points this out and shows how dependent the woman is on a man in her English society. This dependence is viewed as a necessary part of upper class England by most and was not criticized. If Jane Austen had written a book simply about English society, these sentiments would not have showed up.
That being said, Shakespeare has given each character their fair share of attributes that are certainly repugnant, and therefore only making the above statement partially true. The men of the story are all characterised as the leaders of their society who dominate the women in their lives. They are bigoted and manipulative in their own ways; however they still manage to maintain calm and measured exteriors. A prime example of this type of male in 'Othello' is Iago. Iago, to everyone else, seems like an honest and good man who will do everything in his power to help those around him succeed, but is really just power-hungry, two-faced and manipulative.
Honest Iago,” (Act 1, scene 3, 293) The authority of his command reflects not only supreme confidence in his military prowess but also a great self-control and rationality. He is articulate and confident in himself and of his role in society. Othello defends his marriage in a sophisticated approach, speaking in an ardent manner to defend his position. His faith is absolute and he is prepared to stake his life upon his certain knowledge of Desdemona’s love. Nevertheless despite his self-control and his noble image, Othello
November 2, 2011 Forbidden Love in Wendy Wasserstein’s The Man in a Case In the play The Man in a Case by Wendy Wasserstein there are two people that are meant to be but are blinded and, although Byelinkov and Varinka are two completely different people they share one very important thing, love. Varinka is a carefree soul, while Byelinkov is a successful and worrisome. Their love is and would be great. They are the perfect match for each other they over take each other’s personalities so it allows them to see nothing but love. All the love they have for each other, only one can see past all the imperfections while the other is still scared; this is love forbidden.
"We have all feet of clay, women as well as men; but when we men love women, we love them knowing their weaknesses, their follies, their imperfections, love them all the more, it may be, for that reason. " (231) This quote does show how Sir Robert accepts lady Chiltern as an equal in the marriage however he does make some generalisations about the way sexes love each other. Despite this it is still relatable to a modern reader because even though the concept is outdated there is still an ongoing struggle between the sexes to understand each other. Another theme which is relatable to a modern reader is the theme of power. In modern context as in the context of the
‘England is under the rule of a patriarchy. Nobody in their senses would fail to detect the dominance of the professor.’ Woolf uses high modality and an authoritative tone to stress the fact that there is no way to question the patriarchy because it is infallible. The professor is a metaphor for the patriarchy and acts to represent the dominance of the male sex. The men are able to control everything in society as ‘his was the power and the money and the influence’ whilst the other ‘half the human race indeed, are by nature inferior.’ An anaphora of ‘he was’ is used
Romantic love is mainly based on passion because sexual desire is more important in this type of a relationship. If a relationship is based only on the passion that one has for another the relationship will, most likely, end. Relationships need to have honesty and trust in-order to have happiness. For example, when two people meet and have a strong sexual attraction they tend to spend time holding each other, kissing, having sexual intercourse, and rarely have meaningful conversation, which in turn causes a barrier for the relationship to become anything else other than lust. Intimacy is a very important to have in a relationship.
Love is much stronger and can withstand the testing of times. Love usually strikes you when you know the person well. In love, you like the person and all his/her aspects after knowing them, while infatuation is based on your assumptions about a person. When a certain person infatuates you, you are unfamiliar to them and you do not know much about them. Once you