... collective consciousness of men are tenuous at best. Rich is, at times, no better than the oppressive society she seeks to change. She categorizes altruistic love as "womanly, maternal," seemingly saying men are incapable of the true, "selfless love" that is women's "destiny." Rich goes on to say that a woman "knows" more than Shakespeare in terms of female characterization, which is undeniably true ... ...

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