The women of "The Wife of Bath " and "Noah's Flood " fall in perfect alignment with this theme as their independent thinking is perceived not as a quality that should be praised for its radicalness, considering the culture of the time, but instead is shamed and used as evidence of women's evilness. At first glance and with the most shallowness of analysis it can be assumed that these women are "bad women ", especially when set up against the woman of "The Clerk's Tale " whose submissiveness was often celebrated and elevated as something all women should strive to emulate. ... I...

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In response Frau Brechenmacher feels small around her husband and is described as "the little Frau" as he patronises her. ... However, even more disturbing is the implication that women were complicitous in their own oppression. In a strongly homosocial environment where men bonded with each other and women were seen as a sub-class, for servile and procreative purposes only, we are shown no camaraderie amongst the women that would help to strengthen the woman's dignity. In "Frau Brechenmacher attends a Wedding", the women accept their roles and do not appear to question their inequaliti...

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Torvald's aversion to his wife working is marked, thinking that Nora working, tiring [her] pretty eyes' or her sweet little fingers' through work would imply that he could not support her on his own income. ... Linde's words as knowing so little about the troubles and hardships of life') with the harsh reality, that workingwomen lead hard lives. ... Women also covet independence in a physical sense. Torvald's pet names for Nora, such as little songbird', show the generally accepted notion of women as being caged creatures. ... Many women choose to deceive...

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Women thus gain power in private in exchange for submission in public. ... With the acceptance of the role of wife almost all women, especially role-oriented women, accept as well as the role of housewife. ... It is remarkable that most women still rush to fill such a position. ... And little by little she manages to convince herself that she is happy On the other hand, the husband's role is that of bread winner and financial provider. ... Men do, however, develop traits often not found in women. ...

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Women and Men: Sharing the Work Load Sociology Exercise, Option A With the dawn of the 21st century, more and more women have ventured into the workforce and accepted the challenges of competing with their male counterparts. ... Pioneering women in the labor market during their adult years have been met with both support and rejection from their peers. ... In my opinion, I believe that women should have every right to be treated equally both in the labor market and in their household. ... Women will attempt to balance a career and family life, but in the end, I see the women still sacri...

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Women were advised to be moral, virtuous, pious, pure, and free from frivolity. ... Women's influence could also extend out into their communities through fundraising and charity work, things that were appropriate to Women's Sphere. ... Ladies Magazine cautioned women against materialism, competitiveness, and frivolity. Women were also discouraged from becoming involved in politics, public agitation, and public speaking. ... In its early days, the Lady's Book was the opposite of everything Sarah envisioned for Ladies Magazine: content taken nearly wholesale from other public...

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Women's importance in the Mishnaic world is highlighted by the fact that the sages chose to name on of its six sections, the Division of Women. It would be interesting to note that the absence of a Division of Men reflects the fact that in patriarchies, men make rules about women, but women do not make rules about men. ... As chattel, she plays little or no part in the official procedures of her acquisition as wife and likewise with divorce proceedings in which the husband is in control. ... The Mishnah purposely keeps women out of the public domain because of its fear of female sexuali...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Similarly, in Macbeth, {discuss role of Lady Macbeth} The women of Othello also displayed characteristics of strong, modern women. .... ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... She is aware of ...

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She begins by showing how, even under the rule of King Arthur and his chivalrous knights, women are at the mercy of men; this is demonstrated in the rape of the young maiden by the knight. ... Further, the task given the knight by the queen (to find out "what thing it is that women most desire-) is noteworthy because in medieval times, very little attention was paid to what women wanted, even if they were royalty or wealthy. This places the focus of the story on women's needs rather than men's. ... The purpose of her fazade may be to disguise the point of equality in marriage or...

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