Dowry

The story, The Return of Martin Guerre, by Natalie Zemon Davis is an interesting tale of impersonation and deception. In the story, Bertrande de Rols thoughtfully uses the stereotypes of women to her advantage. Women in the time of this story were thought of the lesser gender; Bertrande benefitted from this idea as she tried to create the life and the marriage that she desired in a world where a woman’s opinion was not often considered. In the very beginning of The Return of Martin Guerre,…

The theatre has remained as a social outlet for various ideologies ever since ancient Greece. Throughout the years, the audience vividly observes various social views as expressed by the playwrights. The play, Medea, by Euripides, is no exception. Similar to other playwrights, Euripides uses the theater as a channel to express his social views to other Greeks. Euripides ' play Medea functions as a social commentary to convince the Greeks that their view on the demeaning social status of women…

“A Mercy” by Toni Morrison is a fictional novel, that takes place in 17th century Maryland and it is about a girl name Florens who is a young slave taken by Jacob Vaark when she was 8 years old. The work of Toni Morrison talks about the society during 17th century Maryland. Also, it talks about the relationship between characters in the novel, such as Lina, Sorrow, and blacksmith and there are other characters in the novel. The society during 17th and 18th-century New world were about family,…

The representation of women in “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue,” “The Miller’s Tale,” and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, shows cultural anxieties, women’s sexuality, and inferior place in society. Each of these women defies society’s expectations of them. They all have sexual desires and have no shame in expressing that, whether it is with their husband or another man. The Wife of Bath is perhaps the most rebellious female character of the three. Medieval society was very different compared to…

Evidence in Judaism and Christianity While we also find discrimination in the treatment of women within the religions of Judaism and Christianity, there were safeguards in both practices to prevent social acceptance of infanticide by its people. The Jews were clearly against the taking of any human life, and generally forbade the killing of any newborn. Each life was a gift of God and only the Holy Father could extinguish its flame. [15] Because of these facts, infanticide was rare and never…

Measure for Measure is considered a comedy, which is sometimes misleading. Some critics consider the play as being the "dark" element of comedy for its bitterness and cynicism. The play certainly raises important moral issues in its detailed descriptions of Christianity. Measure for Measure can also be called a problem play, because it brings up a difficulty and then seeks to solve it. However, the difficulty lays in misunderstandings and hidden identities as it the moral question of the play.…

Female marriage Introduction Child marriage is a common event in many countries. Girls as young as ten forced into marriage by their parents and almost the groom is older than the girl, sometimes as old as her father. Early marriages have negative effects on the quality of life that the girl will have. When a child is married off, often to someone the age of her father or even older, their childhood is taken away, and they are then burdened with responsibilities that would normally rest on the…

Violent crimes affecting body - Murder, Attempt to commit murder, Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder, Dowry deaths and Kidnapping & Abduction; II. Violent crimes affecting property - Dacoity, Preparation & assembly to commit dacoity and Robbery; III. Violent crimes affecting public safety - Riots and Arson; IV. Violent crimes affecting women - Rape”[1].…

Although women are still restricted from religious leadership in Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, significant improvements have been made. In Hinduism, the restrictions on marriage based on caste is mostly not applicable, especially in urban areas. The dowry system has also been mostly abolished (Jayaram, 2015). Polygamy is still legal in many parts of the Islamic world, though it is not as widely practiced in the urban societies (East, 2013). As time progresses, many traditional marital practices…

Love is power. Love is deception. Love is social status. Love is humiliation. Love is all these things and more in the comedy hits; Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I hate about you. However, one question that often gets thrown around is whether the films are an exercise in misogyny or a love story about a man liberating a woman? After viewing both films, I don’t want to solely focus on a simplistic or one-sided notion. Furthermore, I will point out that it’s not only a man liberating a…