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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In addition to that piece of literature, there was another well known 'ideal' for what a woman should aspire to be. "The popular Victorian image of the ideal wife/woman came to be known as 'the Angel in the House,' who was expected to be devoted and submissive to her husband. ... The only proper place for a respectable woman was in the home, providing care, nurturance and comfort to her husband and children. ... Once she became married to Lance Pontellier, Edna's husband, she became his property. ... According to nineteenth-century ideals, the best thing that a...

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She is expected to teach the children such things as responsibility and morality while the husband has only to worry about providing the funds to support the family. ... The second event that helped keep women in the home was literature and books urging women to subordinate themselves to their husbands (Epstein/Easton 93). ... Television sitcoms of the fifties portrayed the husband leaving for work and only returning to make decisions that the wife knew was beyond her ability to make. They showed the wife, always, neatly pressed with not a hair out of place, fixing dinner while the husband ...

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However, some traditional ideals never change. ... Males brought these same ideals over to the New World, for example no women were brought on the first voyage to America. ... Williams was allowed to settle at the head of Narragansett Bay with a few followers who believed in his ideals of separation of church and state. ... Women were allowed to "obey and serve their husbands, nurture their children, and endure taxing labor required to maintain their households (105, Tindall and Shi)." Women such as Anne Bradstreet believed it was their duty to serve their husbands. ...

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However, some traditional ideals never change. ... Males brought these same ideals over to the New World, for example no women were brought on the first voyage to America. ... Williams was allowed to settle at the head of Narragansett Bay with a few followers who believed in his ideals of separation of church and state. ... Women were allowed to "obey and serve their husbands, nurture their children, and endure taxing labor required to maintain their households (105, Tindall and Shi)." Women such as Anne Bradstreet believed it was their duty to serve their husbands. ...

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Women in the Seneca tribe were often faced with harsh trials of life, including troubled pregnancies, short marriages with often absent husbands, and rough phases to face with their young children. ... She was not able to sit back and relax while her husband looked after her. Mary's husband was off at war while Mary was pregnant. ... When a woman's husband went off to fight there was a small possibly that he would not return. ... The European men came from a society were a woman's ideal job was only that of leisure, and here they see that women skin the animals that their hus...

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"The Story of an Hour" follows a heart diseased Mrs. housewife, in the wake of her husbands presumed death. ... At the sight of her husband Louise passed away. ... Mallard at the sight of her husband, coupled with the "tears of defeat" from Mathilada displays a sense of male dominance over their female counterparts and presents a husband and a doctor as villains towards women they should be caring for. ... Mallard and the Mathilda exhibited rebellion towards the ideal roles life has for them. The typical stay at home wife is not expected to whisper moments after r...

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In the last half of the nineteenth century, Victorian ideals still held sway in American society, at least among members of the middle and upper classes. ... Mallard feels upon hearing of her husband's death through third person narration. ... Connected to their husbands, marriage became prison to many women; the only means of breaking free from these bonds was the death of a husband. ... While sitting downstairs, Mrs.Mallard grieves over the loss of her husband, and over her freedom. ... Mallard allows her emotions over her husband's death to flow freely. ...

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In my opinion the ideal woman is a combination of both Adele and Edna. ... During the 19th century women were looked at as attributes to their husbands. ... Edna is distance from her children and disagreeable to her husband. ... This act outrages her community and embarrasses her husband. ... The first woman, Adele Ratignolle, is a prime example of the ideal mother-woman. ...

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She tries unsuccessfully to tell her husband and with time sees the images more and more frequently. ... In 1894 when the story was published, Charlotte Perkins divorced her husband. Did she feel released, did she found a cure for her depression, and is this the beginning of the rise of feminism as many feminist groups will say to support their ideals, or is it another fogged glass case? ... She could have written books to express her anger, her rage, and still not know that she was writing feministic novels and supporting the feminist ideals today. ... Yet again, Charlotte was recently ...

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