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Classical Greek Literature and Women's Tragic Marriages

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

John Stuart Mill's 'Feminist' Side

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...

The Five Minute Marriage by Joan Aiken

In five pages this paper examines how 19th century English greed is portrayed in Joan Aiken's novel, The Five Minute Marriage. Th...

After the Black Death by George Huppert

In five pages this research paper discusses Huppert's text chronicling the beginnings of Western culture and considers the authors...

Marriage Views of Henrik Ibsen

works, that Ibsen had a unique take on women. In fact, Baker-White notes that Ibsens realist plays had been subverted due to the u...

Medieval Marriage and Women's Roles in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In eight pages this character analysis of Griselda in 'The Clerk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer discusses how she reflects Medieval p...

Women's Role and the Concept of Marriage

In eight pages this paper examines writings of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and others in a consideration of the marriage concept an...

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Marriage

In five pages this paper discusses Pride and Prejudice in a consideration of how Jane Austen portrays relationship and marriages. ...

Literature Review on the Effects of Illness on Marital Happiness

In ten pages this essay presents a review of literature discussing how satisfaction in marriage is affected by chronic illness. T...

'The Tiger's Bride' by Angela Carter

Carter's 1979 short story is the focus of this report consisting of five pages in which marriage as a social institutuion is criti...

Role of Marriage as Represented in 2 Literary Works

In five pages this paper compares North and South by Gaspell and Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray in terms of how marriage and its ro...

Chinese Marriage Pattersn Represented in Literature

In eleven pages this paper analyzes ten anthropological articles featuring research focusing upon marriage patterns in China. Ten...

Same Sex Unions Defended

involved to some degree because of the tax status that is given to married people. A married person may be given certain entitlem...

The Character of Louisa in Hard Times

This Dickens tale is looked at as it relates to this single character but other characters are discussed as well. Gender is someth...

Contemporary Institution of Marriage

In ten pages this essay analyzes how contemporary society regards the constitution of marriage with the concepts of Sigmund Freud ...

Christian Marriage Sacraments

In seven pages this research paper discusses the Christian marriage sacraments the spiritual journey of growth it represents. Thr...

Protagonist Analysis of Edna Pontellier in 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin

Iin five pages this paper examines Edna before and after marriage, considers her 'awakening' and conflict and also incorporates fe...

A Review of the Poem Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

A 5 page examination of the Adrienne Rich poem. The experience of marriage as it is affected by constriction, theme, tone, narrat...

Supporting Same Sex Marriages

but that indeed is the premise of Americas religious right. While the religious right condemns homosexuality, Christian churches h...

Gender Attitudes About Sex, Chastity, and Marriage in Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Daniel Defoe's Roxana

In nine pages the ways in which these novels reflected gender attitudes of the 18th century regarding chastity, sex, and marriage ...

U.S. and Mexico Marriage Practices

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the marriage practices of the U.S. and Mexico. Two sources are cited in the bibli...

Failed Marriages in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyzes her emotions. She learns from years of fighting those bottled up emotions that s...

Dysfunctional Marriage in American Beauty

joy in my life" (Mendes, 1999, p. PG). II. CONSIDERING SYSTEMS APPROACH What would it take to put Lester and Carolyns marriage b...

Judith S. Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee's The Good Marriage

In five pages a textual overview includes the authors' explanation of 4 marriage types. There are no other sources listed....

Society and Marriage According to Various Literary Interpretations

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the marriage perspectives of Mary Astell and Margery Kempe and discusses how society ...

George Eliot's Middlemarch

In 6 pages this paper examines how the author's perceptions of marriage are reflected in 4 couples depicted in Middlemarch. One s...

Folklore and Traditions of the Amish

Anabaptists were, in their early history, very prosecuted and many were even put to death by the Catholics and Protestants (The Am...

Same Sex Marriages Arguments Both For and Against

to allow same sex marriages, the savings to the court system would be enormous and the separation of the assets and arrangements f...

Women's Aspects Concerning Marriage and Equality in Excerpts from Wollstonecraft, Ibsen, Mill, Chopin, and de Pizan

is considered a step in the right direction for women of the era who were trapped in unhealthy and unequal marriages. Regardless o...

An Interview of a Couple Who Met in the Marine Corps

straight ahead and never acknowledged him, as women all about him were flirting and trying to get his attention. Naturally, it wa...