The New Era

punishable by death until the mid-1800s. Yet, there are records of homosexuals throughout England 's history. Kings , actors , members of the upper echelons of society, all were seen in homosexual relations, committing acts of sodomy. In the Victorian era, there are many famous examples of homosexual men, including the most famous, Oscar Wilde . Many Victorians knew about these so called ‘sodomites’ and often ignored them in upper levels of society . In reality,…

during the Victorian Era from the 1830s to the 1900s. From the start of the Victorian era the perfect woman as an ideal of femininity was relentless. Women were expected to be prim and proper, as well as pure and hygienic. Women were slaves to fashion, yearning for men’s approval; they had to suffer from heavy crinoline cages on their hips to restricted corsets clinging to their rib cage. I will further my research of how femininity was truly represented in the Victorian Era and the realties of…

In Self Portrait, Leyster exhibits the still life that is common in the Northern/Dutch Baroque period emphasizing on color and light. Leyster was best known for her happy scenes of couples, families, and Dutch social life, painted her subjects enjoying themselves through common everyday activities. Leyster’s painting displayed this and also shows a similarity in herself with the violinist in the background, both painted to display their profession and the simple enjoyment they both had in it.…

psychological abuse towards young women. One more example is the fact that in the religious boarding school for orphans (the institution Lowood), where Jane was sent, students had a scarcity of clothes and food. This is a major reflection of the Victorian era, it was a hard time for middle and low class. Many people didn’t have the possibility to eat, nor the economic resources to buy coats. Women were not listened to, their voice didn’t matter. This can be seen with Janes’ friend: Helen which…

The Beggar’s Opera, by John Gay, uses a story of crime, love, and money to criticize then-contemporary Britain in several aspects. One way in which he made his critique involved characters, such as Lockit, the father of Lucy, jail keeper, and business partner of Peachum, a well-known criminal. Gay uses Lockit to show the corruption capitalism has on every aspect of London, including the little law enforcement that exists. Lockit’s desire for profit above all else, above lives, love, or decency,…

In the Novel Jane Eyre we may touch that the 19th century British society is divided into different social class, in which is usually very difficult to evolve. If a person born in one of the layers societies will generally be dedicated to staying, whether in the ascending or descending. Jane Eyre holds the difficult role difficult between-two-classes: born in modest class and being orphan in her early ages, and became later on a housekeeper in Reed family made her life imbalanced between classes…

There’s no escaping the fairy tale in popular culture; a woman trapped under duress, awaiting for a man to rescue her. It’s an archetype that transcends time and continent, but whether it’s approach to gender roles is outdated is an entirely different question. Louise Bourgeois was fascinated with this concept, due to her parents tumultuous relationship and the trauma surrounding identity that pursued her throughout her life. One of the pieces that highlighted the existence of gender roles in…

“Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man’s pockets.” The writing of Charles Dickens often shows that people use their condition to make people feel bad and give money to them. Poverty plays a major roll in Dickens writings, he shows people that no matter how a person appears, you should treat them with the same respect that you treat yourself with. The people of Victorian London in that time didn’t have all the things that we have today, they had to play in alleys,…

A significant piece of Victorian literature, North and South, is a novel published in 1855. Gaskell portrays to us the conflicts of different worlds; the rural south vs. the industrial north, mill owners vs. workers, and women private world vs. men public world. The novel’s protagonist Margaret Hale, one of the strongest female characters in English literature and the heroine of North and South, embodies the true spirit of a heroine. Margaret Hale proves herself continuously to be a strong and…

for him to be separated from his wife. It obvious here that social position was a huge issue in the Victorian era because who you were determined how you would be treated in the society. As Johnson contends, Victorian law discriminates against the working individual because of their social class. One may argue that this type of social problems is an issue everywhere. But in the Victorian era, due to industrialization and the presence of utilitarianism, injustice was common among the lower class…