Misogynist Women

In almost every society that had been established before the 1900th century, there were laws or rules governing men and women and how each should be treated. Women, as seen in these societies, were looked down upon and not treated equally as men did. Men held most of the rights that every person should have and left women with basic human rights. Throughout most of the duration of these civilization, the status of women in relation to that of men didn’t change and men were always seen as superior. In the novel, Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen, we see how society treated women through what she had experienced in her life. Misogynistic elements such as social, political, and economic inferiority of women are portrayed in this novel …show more content…
For a man to be accomplished, they just have to be from a rich family and act gentleman-like. On the other hand, like Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy stated, “‘an accomplished woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and, besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half deserved.’ ‘All this she must possess,’ added Darcy; ‘and to all she must yet add something more substantial in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading’” (Austen 34). This quote emphasizes the point that it’s easier for a male to be seen as accomplished versus a woman. So much is expected of women because during this time period, men didn’t want to be seen as equal as woman. So to make sure that didn’t happened, the bar of standard was raised really high for women so that they could not get the chance to prove themselves. Everything they did was seen as minimal because of this outrageous standard of an accomplished women. Women didn’t have as many opportunities as men to do what they wanted. They were expected to stay at home, take care of the house, and raise the children. They were expected to be weak, obedient, and lady-like. Men were supposed to be strong, gentleman-like, and caring. Jane Austen character Elizabeth is uncommon during her time period because she goes against many views in her time. She was strong and stood up for herself and family, said what was on her mind, and was more intelligent than most of the male characters. Elizabeth was not liked by anyone other than her family because she went against the “rules” of the society at the