Topic Question: Queen Elizabeth turns up on stage at the end of Shakespeare in Love and says 'I know something of a woman in a man's profession'. ... The 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love, cleverly altered the way in which audiences viewed Shakespeare by adjusting the temperament of the film with a modern lens. ... The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and convincingly reveals to the audience the possible conditions of how Shakespeare may have lived (Fitzsimmons, 2012). ... Although the plot in Shakespeare in Love is fictional, the po...

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Within the Chinese culture, villages are a tight-knit community, basically one big family. ... According to Chinese law, a couple is permitted one child, hence why most families will abort baby girls. ... The mindset behind this is that if the parents have a boy, he will take care of them when he gets older and has a job, a baby girl will not be able to support the family in their old age. ... Also, there is even a verse by Paul whom claims wives must submit to their husbands, and in return the men only must love their wives (Bible). ...

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I feel strongly that keeping your family close will help you have a healthier life. ... This song proves that love can create two people who love each other. In my life a family member that I loved very much caused me this same anger. ... Family is also very important to me so when someone in my family lets me down it hurts more than the average person. ... He promised he wouldn't break apart my family even when he knew he was. ...

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However, Mulan became a disgraced to her family. ... She shows love and care for her family, especially for his father, to save his life in the battle, which is the main reason why Mulan decided to join the army. A father was probably the first man who ever made a smile, met and love by his daughter. Thus in return, a million thank you may not be enough, but a single love and care plus respect for them will repay their hard works and unconditional love. ... Some may love it while other may not accept it. ...

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Lily had been through so much yet she is still able to love her family and be strong for them; her character is worthy of the readers respect and approval. ... If the gods knew that she loved Sekky more than she loved them, she believed, they would bring bad luck to her and her family. Another example of Poh-Poh's "tough love" is shown through her resistance to show Liang how to tie the red ribbons. ... It is through Poh-Poh's "tough love" that she is disliked at times but this quality also leads us to appreciate her. In her strength, or some would say lack of sympathy, sh...

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Gender plays a significant role in family and societal traditions. Some families place such a large importance on that role that it is impossible for a person to achieve his or her life goals. ... The main conflict that persists throughout the film is the family tradition, in which Tita is victim to. ... She tells Rosaura that she will go against tradition as long as she has to and nevertheless, love and fiend for Pedro , for they remain subtle in their love as long as she lives. ... She used Tita's role of being the younger sister and her love for Pedro and held it over her head. ...

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Why was it very fitting then that a woman act as ultimate defender of her family? ... She demonstrated her love and care for her brother polyneices and what she was willing to sacrifice for him. ... However, Antigone does prove that she is still a woman with feminine traits to a certain extent by showing her loyalty, love and care towards her family. ... Her allegiance to her family is one thing Antigone holds true and close to her heart. ... When she told Ishmene, if her death is the outcome from a proper burial for her brother it would indeed be a glorious death because she would lie wi...

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Growing up in western Baltimore in the 1950's, Johnson was raised in a large family. The family was consisted of twelve members; eleven of which lived under one roof, at one time. ... Johnson goes on to say that fighting and arguments were very common and reoccurring in her family household. ... Johnson married when she was eighteen, and admits that she married for the wrong reasons; pregnant, but not in love. ... Like a true love story, Johnson was able to find love and married her childhood sweetheart with her second marriage. ...

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Winterbourne falls in love with her, as does Mr. ... He falls in love with Daisy Miller while visiting his aunt, Mrs. ... Eugenio - The courier for the Miller family, Eugenio acts more like a member of the family. ... Giovanelli, with whom she seems to have fallen in love. ... He returns to Geneva, to his foreign love interest. ...

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The Awakening opens in Grand Isle, a summer holiday resort where Edna is vacationing with her family. ... After she falls in love with another man, she discovers new things about her and tries to explore her newfound identity. ... She depends on her family, not herself, and is notable for her beauty. ... The woman gives up her family in exchange for a much-desired independence, but she gets involved in a new relation, which suffocates her independence. ... She is placed in the situation of choosing between independence and love. ...

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Born into a Creole family, her heritage was a huge part of her life. ... She and her family lived in a typical New Orleans home. In 1879, Oscar's business failed, and the family moved to a Louisiana plantation called Nachitoches. ... While on vacation, Edna falls in love with Robert Lebrun. ... Although she does not love him, she has intense feelings for him. ...

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Similar to the biblical tale of the ark of Noah, God has, with much detail, instructed Noah to build an ark as a place of refuge for the animals and Noah's family as God plans to flood the earth to punish his evil and disobedient creations. When Noah brings back his God-given plan to his family, his wife refuses to enter the ark and even encourages him to marry again if he fully pursues his plan. ... The wife's fifth marriage, unlike her others, was built on love. ... Whom I took all for love, and not riches " (Chaucer 30). ... "The wife's love for him ", as Anne McTaggart offer...

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Celie has strength and endurance, is able to love unconditionally, and is in constant search for truth. ... Sofia is great to the family. Sofia teaches Miz Millie how to drive and when Miz Millie finally knows how, she wants to bring Sofia to visit her family. ... Celie has only known the importance of standing up for other women in her family. ... Celie loves others more than she loves herself. ...

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She was christened Madonna Louise Ciccone, but her family used to called her 'Little Nonni'. When she was only five years old the mother she loved died of breast cancer. ... Madonna remembers as the oldest girl in her family, she felt like all her adolescence was spent taking care of babies. When Madonna was small, she loved to hum along to songs on the radio as she helped with the housework. ... Some may hate her and some may love her but all must admit that the packaging and industry that is "Madonna" is monumental. ...

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In the film "Normal" Roy's transition from male to female was very hard on not only him, but also on his whole family. We see each family member struggle with this transition for their own reasons and in their own ways. ... Several times throughout the movie, she describes how she loves how strong and rough a man's hand is, and how Roy's no longer feels this way. ... He was angry that Roy was doing this to the family and to his mother. ... To Irma, I would say what she is labeled really doesn't matter because she loves Roy, and that is what matters to her. ...

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Louis, MO in 1850 to an Irish/Creole family. ... Except when she connects with Robert Lebrun whose mother owns the resort on Grand Isle where Edna and her family frequent. ... Although the two do not fall in love, he helps her realize her sexual potential. ... After having a few more dates, Edna and Robert declare their love for one another. ... On Grand Isle, she plays the role of family woman and wife. ...

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Where once there was love, now lays resentment and an unwillingness to get along. ... This causes him great displeasure because he feels he has held his end of the "bargain" in providing his family with support. ... Pontellier was so sure of his family's roles that the thought of his wife deviating from her role never even crossed his mind. ... Robert Lebrun, Edna's true love, is a young Creole man who pays attention to Edna all summer. ... This was the Role of Robert for the summer, however he actually did fall in love with Mrs. ...

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Women had scored some social victories as well, particularly the Law on Maternity, which provides for family planning, the recognition of consensual union as equivalent to marriage, equality of children whether born to a wedded or unwedded couple, and a cabinet office to promote women's development. ... Maggie is a romantic character and a dutiful daughter and sister she is devoted, tender and longing to give and receive love. ... As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. .....

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Women had scored some social victories as well, particularly the Law on Maternity, which provides for family planning, the recognition of consensual union as equivalent to marriage, equality of children whether born to a wedded or unwedded couple, and a cabinet office to promote women's development. ... Maggie is a romantic character and a dutiful daughter and sister she is devoted, tender and longing to give and receive love. ... As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. .....

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Jennifer Donnelly uses simile in likening words with shining, luxurious pearls and symbolism to represent Mattie's mother's support of Mattie's dreams and her love of learning as a legacy. However, Mattie's integrity hinders her from breaking her promise to her mother to "never go away" and abandon the family. ... She continues to support her family despite her opportunity to study at her dream college. ... " Through the use of a rhetorical question, the author has emphasised the authority Mattie's father has over her and also shows us the underlying v...

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Furthermore, he neither informs his brother, nor the woman he "loves" that there he is a third party in the relationship. ... Eduardo loves "Christian's woman"(3). ... This mystical book contains all of the Buendia family's history. The family was doomed to extinction, hence all that was written in the book was a misfortune. ... The women are not important, as they are potential intruders into the brotherly love. ...

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They talked a lot, Milkman learned about his family's history from Pilate. ... From the first time Milkman saw Hagar, he fell in love with her muscular figure. ... It takes him fifteen minutes to get the gifts for his family and then tries to find something for Hagar. ... On the way, he talked quietly to her about her love for Milkman. He told her she could not expect anyone to love her when she did not value herself. ...

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Puritans had strict moral discipline and religious values, and traditional family values were a big part of this. This included men as the head of a family, reflected by the dominant role of the Commander. ... Offred describes her society as one without love, "old love, there is no other kind of love in this room now." ...

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Their lives would be completely influenced by the whims and wants of the men they loved, and obeyed. ... It is also, evident that this heir kept Yasuko within the family she was once trying to abandon. ... "" " A woman's love is quick to turn into passion for revenge - an obsession that becomes an endless river of blood, flowing on from generation to generation."" ... Also, because these two men are in love with her, it pains them to see her so close to her mother-in-law Mieko. ... Sadako, wife to Ibuki, ingeniously discovers more about the Togano family and the affair between Ibuki ...

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In my family, my grandfather, who is the oldest family member has got everybody's respect in the family due to his family status and age. ... The major reason for the family leader is to sustain the family and also increase the family's wealth and reputation. ... The moment I got married, I left my family and joined and became a part of my husband's family. ... My marriage with my husband was aimed at creating an alliance between my family and his family. ... According to my culture the selection of the husband or the wife is based upon the socioeconomic condition and status ...

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