If a man wanted to marry another man's daughter he would have to get her father's permission and in some cases pay the father to marry his daughter. ... She wanted to learn, to be educated, and to find out who she really was. In one part of the play she said this piece to explain how she felt: "I should never get to know myself- I shall never learn to face reality- unless I stand alone. So I can't stay with you any longer." ... Women's struggle now is that if we can do the work that men can do then why not get paid the same wages as men do. ...

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History shows us how completely our gender derives from cultural myths about what is proper for men and women to think, enjoy, and do. ... It was a women's role to marry, bear children, and be a housewife. ... One summer Hochman was ready to come out and let her family know that she was in love with a woman. ... She knew it was time to let her family know but wasn't sure if she would be excepted. ... I feel that a certain organ in my body should not play such a huge role in who I am. ...

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Look to 't, I charge you. ... Ophelia demonstrates her weakness as she is convinced by her father that Hamlet does not have good intentions, leaving her devastated and unable to find the courage to fight back. ... Not being able to be with the one she loves drives Ophelia to go mad especially because she knows the advice she is receiving is taking her in the wrong direction. ... This shows as Hamlet speaks to Ophelia, "Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. ... This play is a prime example of how women have outgrown t...

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For Example, in I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, Nujood Ali a 10 year old Yemen girl that is forced by her father to marry a man, who is three times her age. At first Nujood does not question her father's authority, she explains that in her village women are not taught to make choices. ... For example, Nujood's father express "you know we haven't enough money to feed the whole family. ... She states "my mother-in-law bends down to pick me up as if I were a package". ... As Nujood explain, she asked her mother-in-law if she could play with the children. ...

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