1. The Lady of Shalott and Mariana
The ideal woman in the Victorian Age had to stay at home, lack any sexual initiative, be selfless, and be morally accountable. She was to be the pillar of the home in both the physical and moral sense. ... This was in line with Victorian theorists who held the view that evolutionary reasons where the justification for the mental and physical differences between the genders. ... Similar to her, most women of the Victorian age had to partake in only their domestic duties and not engage in life beyond the walls of their homes. ... Consequently, death is the punishment for this fallen woman who ch...
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