... For example, whilst adultery is not officially condoned, men who have affairs gain the tacit approval of their peers, whereas women are condemned. As Deter (2002) points out, Mr Beaufort's behaviour is glossed over and ignored, whereas his mistress is treated with contempt. There are rigidly structured social expectations imposed on both men and women, however. Men are expected to be successful in ... which hides knowledgeable and deliberate manipulation. In some instances the hypocrisy of the characters, or their insistence on conforming to the dogmatic moral codes of their society, is...

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