Since the perfect husband is impossible to find, an ideal one may be easier to find. In this essay, I am describing my ideal husband, that I desire to be married in the future. ... For example, my ideal husband should be blonde, and he should have a short and curly hair style. ... If my ideal husband has proven himself trustworthy and responsible, I could count on him to earn an honest living. ... There are many qualities that my ideal husband could have. ...

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Plutarch goes on to explain the ideal roles of the husband and the wife. ... A wife also needs to behave properly and obey the husband at all times, including pleasing her husband at all times. ... In an ideal marriage, partners should be faithful. This is not the case in " A husband's defence." ... Finally, in the passage, "A petition from a husband claiming that his wife stole his property," it will be shown that realities of marriage do not always fit the ideals. ...

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The set of ideals was categorized under a certain title of "womanhood". ... Submissiveness was the third attribute, and probably the most common one people associate with early American husband/wife relationships. ... This dependency should reflect their willingness to obey and submit to their husbands. ... Slave women were not only subjected to belittlement from their masters, but also from their husbands and the other African American men they shared quarters with. ... So basically they were saying women should stay at home, be quiet and mind their husbands. ...

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When a woman married, her wealth passed to her husband. ... Therefore, they depended upon their looks - according to the ideals of men, charm, and domestic skills. ... Under the Louisiana legal code, a woman belonged to her husband. ... Adele lived exclusively for her husband and children. ... Leonce Pontellier was a typical Creole husband. ...

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Pontellier had been a rather courteous husband so long as he met a certain tacit submissiveness."... Pontellier is the typical Creole husband and businessman. ... Leonce is so caught up in his own ideals that he fails to see his reaction to his wife, and children. ... While feeling as though he was a great father and husband, Mr. ... What he failed to recognize, however, was that once this ideal lifestyle was achieved, much time, effort, and affection had to be given....

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The Ideal of Marriage In today's society most marriages have different perspectives of an ideal marriage. ... In "The Wife's of Bath's Tale it suggest that a ideal marriage should be that the wife should have total master of her husband. In "Franklin's Tale an ideal marriage is the husband and wife should be faithful and honest to each other. These two tales suggest two different aspects of an ideal marriage. ... In this tale the wife explains how she sees how an ideal marriage should be. ...

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"As representatives of the Greek heroic ideal, both Medea and Jason are flawed, but Jason is more so than Medea. Discuss" It is well known, that in Greek thought, the heroic ideal was an extremely powerful concept. ... One quote where her hatred is demonstrated is "Today three of my enemies shall I strike dead: Father, daughter and my husband no one of them shall hurt me and not suffer for it!" ...

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From that example, we can vividly see that family and society already construct the ideas of the ideal men and women. ... In fact, family, as the smallest unit of society, plays the greatest role in shaping the image of the "ideal" men and women. ... Social construction shapes the image of the ideal men and women by placing them in different roles through different attitudes. As a result, these ideal views limit their options and make them bound to their "fate". ... However, this social construction is absolutely invalid to create the "ideal" men and women. ...

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The degree of loyalty that each woman bestows upon her husband serves as one example of their contrasting interests. Adele idolizes her husband, and would do anything to please him. ... Pontellier is a good husband, does not worship him in the way Adele worships Mr. ... In fact, Edna defies her husband's demand that she come inside on a cold night, by stating, "I mean to stay out here. ... By including Adele as a character in The Awakening, Chopin provides an example of the ideal Victorian woman. ...

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Instead of seeking a true, meaningful relationship, the young woman seeks out a well- to-do husband, "whose pearl cufflinks were real" (14). ... Her final bad decision occurs when she and her husband bring unfortunate children into the world. It is obvious that she and her husband are almost never home to spend time with their children. The fourth stanza describes her "kids" as "ideal / but lonely children in an ideal house" (15-16). ... By choosing the worldly ideals of society and not her own, she misses out on true living. ...

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The book examines the drawbacks of being a female in China, with Confucian ideals that woman were expected to obey their husbands and fathers and stay in the home. ... And we see the tradition of the Confucian ideals change around her as she watches her daughters and granddaughter defy traditional ideals. ... Even though Ning's marriage was tough she could not get herself to leave her husband because it was her duty, and in those first few years of marriage she kept true to the Confucian ideals of women. ... Ning was raised in the ideals to stay at home and serve her husband, she was at ...

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The wife has to ensure that her husband and children get fed. ... Along with feeding and nourishing the husband and children come children's snacks. ... On the other side of marriage is the husband. ... Women have the need to satisfy their husband so as to keep them at home. ... But it is not always the fat women who get picked on by their husbands. ...

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Madame Ratignolle is an example of this ideal motherly figure that devoted her life to her children. ... Society believes that a husband and wife should be a cooperative and loving couple. ... Society during Edna's times believed that ideal women were ones who "idolized their children, worshiped their husbands and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals" (10). Edna, however, did not follow these standards for the ideal woman. She is not an ideal mother, nor an ideal wife, and she has desires for other men. ...

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Madame Ratignolle is an example of this ideal motherly figure that devoted her life to her children. ... Society believes that a husband and wife should be a cooperative and loving couple. ... Society during Edna's times believed that ideal women were ones who "idolized their children, worshiped their husbands and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals" (10). Edna, however, did not follow these standards for the ideal woman. She is not an ideal mother, nor an ideal wife, and she has desires for other men. ...

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Rose Terry Cooke's short story, "How Celia Changed Her Mind," tells of a woman's progression from conservative, traditional ideals to a less conventional ideology through her experiences. ... Having been an orphan and feeling lonely for much of her life, now at fifty years old she feels desperate to find a husband. ... Before long, her new husband begins criticizing, controlling and comparing Celia to his deceased wife. ... She is grateful when her husband dies, saying "I am so thankful to be an old maid ag"in!" ... Through expressing their insights and awareness in a format ...

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An ideal family. ... The mother neglects her duties towards her past, her daughter, that too for her new husband, her present. ... As if she was deprived of being a woman before she met her new husband. She is just trying to convince her daughter that the new husband is a good choice her mother has made. ... The mother sounds happy with her new husband who makes her feel like a "woman" again. ...

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It is an ideal and a standard that people live by. ... However, Regan and her husband Cornwall, who is a violent and evil man, hear of Gloucester trying to help Lear so they arrest him, blind him, and set him to wander the countryside. ... We also learn that Goneril poisons Regan out of jealousy over Edmund and then kills herself when her treachery is revealed to Albany, her husband. ...

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These difficulties were because her husband traveled often due to responsibilities that took him away from home. Her husband always traveling, and scarcely being home is what sparked many to believe she had the potential of challenging Puritan ideals. As stated previously it was frowned upon for women to voice their public opinion, yet in her husband's absence it was necessary for Bradstreet to take on the roles her husband left behind. ... She was separated from her husband, and kidnapped with her three fairly young children. ... This does not agree with the Puritanistic ideals that she ...

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Darcy seems anything but a man Elizabeth would care to marry, yet as their relationship grows, Austen paints a romance for the reader in which social class and first impressions are broken to reveal Darcy as not just more than he first appeared, but as the ideal husband. ... Austen creates her ideal husband with Darcy by not only exhibiting qualities within him such as control over money and power, a good nature and a strong father figure, but also by contrasting him through characters such George Wickham and Mr. ... The responsibility Darcy shows throughout this affair only further establi...

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This image of virtuous goddesses devoted to their husbands is the ideal image of Indian womanhood and it has persisted in culture and literature over the years. The Hindu goddesses still exist as powerful cultural ideals of women in South Asia. ... Even woman in life and literature herself voluntarily surrendered to the ideal of self-sacrifice. ... Man's wants are many and cannot always be fulfilled and this acceptance of everything makes her the ideal sufferer. ... Rukmani works hard and is devoted to her gentle husband. ...

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And by proving her husband is always at fault, the Wife maintains her power. ... According to the Wife, her husband "shall be both my debtor and my slave"(Chaucer,122). ... But she does realize "that chastity is the ideal state. But it is not her ideal"(Chute,94). It's not her ideal due to the fact that she "despises virginity"(Chute,94). ...

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In the 19th century women were expected to live in the home and be constrained to the affairs of the household and family (children, her husband). The average woman had no political influence she was dependant on her husband for nearly everything she needed or wanted to do. ... Often the ideals of femininity which were popularized by writers and poets drove women to change during this time. ... In fact the middle class glorified the ideal of domesticity. ... Some believe that it was the ideal of birthcontrol that played a key decision making role. ...

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Chaucer establishes a debate between these tales, which indicates that neither type of marriage is ideal, and the optimal marriage includes a balance of both practices. ... The conventional stories follow the morals and ideals of the century. ... The Clerk shares his story of a conventional marriage, which is bound by the ideals of society and depends upon the obedience of a wife to her husband. ... The Clerk's Tale acts as a response to the The Wife of Bath's Tale in terms of ideals and the role of women in marriage. ... The Clerk makes his point without directly stating it; the ide...

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Edna is thrown into the Creole society after her marriage to her Creole husband. This society abounds with "mother-women," who idolize their children and worship their husbands. At this time, this "ideal woman" was the norm, and Edna knew she was different than this. Her friend, Madame Ratignolle was the perfect image of the ideal woman. ... Mademoiselle Ratignolle is the ideal Grand Isle woman, a home-loving mother and a good wife. ...

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• Grade Level: High School