... and the choice of a spouse. Although Cary was raised within this environment, she dared to step outside the bounds of so! cietal and gender expectations and undertook much of her own education, learning 5 languages, translating classical texts and writing verse (Weller). She married Sir Henry Cary in 1602. ... England, had her placed under house arrest, and tried to take custody of the children (Krontiris). Her conversion, in addition to causing her great marital strife, also caused her to be isolated, attacked, cast off by husband and family, and in acute financial distress. Ultimately ...

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... position in society. However, even though she has such a conviction, Elizabeth still grasps the fact that her family does need to conform to society's expectations, and in return so must she. When she states to Jane: " As you are five times as pretty as the rest of us and have ... into marriage so I shall end an old maid and teach your ten children how to play their instruments very ill." Again highlighting her great hold of reality and the compromises she must make with society in order to remain true to her principles. Acknowledging that there are a ... ideals and those enforced by s...

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