If the truth ever came out it could ruin the relationship between husband and wife, it make s the man feel less of a man when his wife doesn't come to him for everything. ... No false notes. ... She is reassuring him of his manhood and the fact that she would have nothing if it weren't for him. ... Basically, he is telling her that it has nothing about being good, he made his decision and she is expected to follow it. ...
On the one hand, there was the medieval notion we are most familiar with today in which the knight was the consummate righteous man, willing to sacrifice self for the worthy cause of the afflicted and weak; on the other, we have the sad truth that the human knight rarely lived up to this ideal(Patterson 170). ... For instance, she argues that there is nothing wrong with her having had five husbands, pointing out that Solomon had hundreds of wives. ... Here it is important to note that many of the people of England during this time would have abhorred the woman who attempted to gain so...
For these writers, a reinvention of social and spiritual truths through the alchemy of language was their primary task. ... The dawn of the consumer era brought on new spending opportunities for most Americans; however, it did nothing to loosen the standards of behavior to which women adhered. ... She was a brave and strong minded person; she was diagnosed with breast cancer and I believe that her suicide was a form of protesting society and letting everyone know that she could choose all the way to her end, she wrote on a note "chose chloroform over cancer" before committing suicide. ...
Helmer comments on this fact and notes that "every lawyer is quite familiar with it (Ibsen 1587)." ... Nora, for her part, sees nothing wrong in Helmer's pet names or his treatment of her in general. ... While Nora may find nothing wrong with these names the average viewer will notice that the real Nora, the Nora that managed to save her husband's life and to not only pay off the debt used to do so, but also to keep it a secret, is completely lost amongst Helmer's squirrels and larks. ... When she steps out of the door of the apartment she begins her journey to find the trut...
This discovery prompts Maxim to tell the heroine the truth: Rebecca was a malevolent, wicked woman, who lived a secret life and carried on multiple affairs, including one with her cousin, Jack Favell. ... Maxim treats her coldly, but later that day he sends a note to the heroine, apologizing for his rudeness at tea. ...
In the middle of the passage, we note that the men take turns to go have a peek at the woman whilst working and they report to one another of the progress that she's made. When it came to Tom's turn he did not report the truth of what he saw. ...
