1. The Wife's Resentment by Delarivier Manley
... as a spectacular avenger on her own behalf! Deciding that what was good for the goose would be fair game for the gander, Violenta avenges her honor according to classic heroic codes: by taking Roderigo's life claiming that, "as he had deprived her of her reputation of honor, she had sought means to deprive him of his life" (166). Rather ... her unlawful action with dignity. After killing him, Violenta immediately requests to be executed to expatiate her sin claiming to be "unworthy to live, after being stained with blood; though that blood was shed to wash away my stain". She tells her ...
- Word Count: 1986
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: Graduate