As tabulated by Collins (1998:64) "The traditional family ideal projects a model of equality. ... This statement is appealing to any family, but certainly is an ideal. ... It is the story of a suspicious disappearance of the brilliant and jealous character, Amy Dunne, on the day of her wedding anniversary to husband Nick Dunne. ... She carried out this act to make an attempt at putting her innocent husband in jail. ... While this ideal isn't intended to be a negative, it's obstructing Toula's efforts in using the life course approach. ...

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Yet this could be viewed as unjustified as both texts present them as arguably formidable; Gertrude in Hamlet may be viewed critically by audiences as she seems to act without grief when referring to her late husband's death as "common"" in Act One, Scene Two. ... The film version of the play, ends very differently, which really conveys Stella's guilt and almost resentment for having to choose her husband over her sister. ...

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