In relation to family and marriage life, Davis uses Bertrande de Rols, Martin Guerre's wife, as an example of a strong, virtuous woman with familial duty and an obstinate nature. ... Bertrande de Rols, according to Davis, is an example of the more broad-minded and less woman hating peasant society of the village of Artigat in 16th Century France. ... The tale of the widow P"eng was a typical example of the code of justice promoted by the Ch"ing dynasty. ... However, he was also a very learned, educated, and passionate man with an upstanding career in law and, after the case of Martin Guer...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literary and historical scholars agree that women did not enjoy political, economic, or social parity with men during Shakespeare's time, and this historical reality is important to keep in mind when analyzing the variety of female characters in the plays of Shakespeare. ... Theseus, clearly invested in maintaining the prevailing social order because it advances his own interests.In other words, gender roles and expectations are being stated to this strong female character in no uncertain terms. ... Until this early point in the play, Hermia is an admirable and even heroic female figure,...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Using Althusser's terms, these ideological state apparatuses allow the state to perpetuate its repression of individuals much more efficiently than the repressive state apparatuses, such as police forces and prisons. ... This is manifested, for example, in the exaltation of the hen claiming that «  'Under the guidance of our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days'   » as well as of the two cows which «  would exclaim, 'Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water tastes!'   ... This stresses the abili...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate