Similarities Between The Middle Ages And The 21st Century

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Middle Ages and the 21st Century that we are living today has similarities. Women in Medieval England are treated as lower class of the society. Their lives are restricted as peasant’s wives. They were also forced to remain secluded in their homes because they are supervising their children’s education and managing the family’s finances. Just like in today’s situation that women are asked to remain secluded in their homes to do household chores. It is common in today’s family that men are the ones who work for the family and women are forced to just take care of the children. It is because of the common stereotype of the society that women are not capable to work for the family and earn money because they are just “women”.
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Peasants are living across the streets and they are not given support by the government because they are treated as lower class of the society. Instead of helping them, they are slaves to the rich people. The poor people today are not the priority of today’s government. The government today aims a perfect society but they are not focusing to the poor people. They are treated as not part of the society.
The literature in the middle ages is already written but some of the people preferred to pass their culture in oral form. Today, the people living in rural areas and some of them don’t know how to write and read because the school is two to three hours away from them. They are no transportation vehicle there because their place is uncivilized. The poems and songs of their culture are passed by oral forms. Written literature is also practiced today. The textbooks that are using in the schools are already written form of literature.
Another is the religion. In the middle ages, there is much religion that circulating in the England. And the people back then is religious just like in today’s society. Many churches are built, many religions are proposed and the religions of the people vary. The churches back then and until now are excluded in paying taxes to the

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