Robert Browning's 1842 poem My Last Duchess influenced by the strict roles in relationships of the Victorian Era and patriarchal society, tells a story of a young man's unhelpful love. ... The poetic quote gave the power to provide insight to the audience into the complexities of a romantic relationship as during the Victorian Era, marriages were seen as a business transaction rather than for love and the male always over powered the female in any aspect. ... In conclusion Robert Browning's 1842 poem My Last Duchess, influenced by the patriarchal society and strict roles in rela...

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Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of women. ... The other type is "potentially a romantic relationship, where feelings of sexual attraction may become greater"" (Pg.482). ... In a study that was done in the Netherlands, a lack of day-to-day interaction between men and women may reduce understanding of the other sex and may complicate personal communication between men and women in friendships and romantic relationships (Pg. 101). ... Compared to men, wo...

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Shakespeare uses the comedy behind Viola's gender transformation to explore the notion that concepts of romantic love are not always selective by gender. ... Everybody, male and female, seems to love Ganymede, the beautiful boy who looks like a woman because he is really Rosalind in disguise. ... Ganymede is the cupbearer and beloved of Jove and is a standard symbol of homosexual love. ... Even though Orlando is supposed to be in love with Rosalind, he seems to enjoy the idea of acting out his romance with the beautiful young boy Ganymede "almost as if a boy who looks like the woman ...

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This 1930's Italian tune alludes to Dolce & Gabbana's heritage while also giving the ad a romantic atmosphere; "a selling incentive for the perfume." ... The volume of the music and intensity of the lyrics crescendos as the ad progresses to its most climatic point, emphasizing the message of frenzied love generated by the fragrance that the ad aims to depict. ...

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One can constantly spot his eyes wandering to a woman's breasts or rear, he spends a whole scene staring at scantily clad women by a pool and talking about their bodies, and he even perverts the baptism of his attractive maid into a romantic sexual fantasy. ...

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Maggie is a romantic character and a dutiful daughter and sister she is devoted, tender and longing to give and receive love. ... As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. ...

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Maggie is a romantic character and a dutiful daughter and sister she is devoted, tender and longing to give and receive love. ... As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. ...

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I pulled the next ad out of another women's magazine, Glamour, and it is a promotion for Paris Hilton's perfume line, "With Love.... [They] are independent and successful; liberated, yet feminine and romantic; modern, yet traditional (Goldman 1992, 107).... "Cultural ideology tells women that they will not be desirable to, or loved by, men unless they are physically perfect," writes Cortese (Cortese 2008, 59). ...

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She "clearly loved to sew a linen seam, not always for use, but for the simple, mild pleasure which she took in it", and has "almost the enthusiasm of an artist over the mere order and cleanliness of her solitary home" (658). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate