Essays Tagged: "Marriage"

St. Augustine in the Dante's Inferno

e Augustine's conversion, this was his goal. He was continually searching for "honors, money, (and) marriage" (Confessions, 991). This allows Augustine to be placed in the first area of hell, the Vest ... able to bear the delay of two years which must pass before I was to get the girl I had asked for in marriage. In fact it was not really marriage that I wanted. I was simply a slave to lust. So I took ...

(5 pages) 174 1 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Emilie du Chatelet

opportunities for women. She was born in Paris on December 17,1706 and grew up in a household where marriage was the only way onecould improve their place in society. During her early childhood, Emili ... . At the age of nineteen she married Marquis du Chatelet. During thefirst two years of their marriage, Emilie gave birth to a boy and a girl, andlater at the age of 27 the birth of another son ...

(3 pages) 61 0 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Islamic Women

ons,but all leading back to the Quran. Women are considered inferior tomen, are treated unfairly in marriage, and even are oppressedlegally, but all are approved of in the Quran. It describes in detai ... te that is agreed upon byall'A husband may be one of the only things a woman maychoose under Islam. Marriages are no longer forced by fathers andthis practice is actually discouraged. If a man knows t ...

(13 pages) 328 5 3.1 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

"I Do" or "Please Don't". Same-sex marriage debate.

r 'Please Don't' With the recent decision by the Hawaii courts regarding the legalization of marriage between same-sex couples, a political debate across the United States has begun. Many peopl ... strous step to legalizing same-sex unions country wide, especially since legal tradition recognizes marriages performed in other states as binding within every other state, but also because Hawaii is ...

(5 pages) 376 3 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Individualism and Belonnging to the Family in Anne Tyler's novels The Accidental Tourist and Searching for Caleb

er's Breathing Lessons, two characters are isolated in their own way, but find a way to renew their marriage.Macon Leary, the main character in The Accidental Tourist, goes back and forth between his ... ated and different from the rest of the family. However, through their differences they renew their marriage. First, Ira was isolated:There were times when Ira didn't say a dozenwords all day, and eve ...

(4 pages) 58 0 4.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

AGNES AND DORA; A STUDY IN CHARACTER

, David Copperfield recorded the journey of a human being from before birth to a happily prosperous marriage. In the way he suffered tortures from his stepfather and one of his closer friends. He obta ... obtained comfort, however from his aunt, his nurse and her family, and the Micawbers. David had two marriages. One to the beautiful yet immature Dora Spenlow, and to Agnes Wickfield, his perennial con ...

(3 pages) 37 0 5.0 Jul/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Shrew

end Hortensio (I.ii.64-75), it might be said that Petruchio came to Padua to make himself richer by marriage, to any woman, no matter how wretched. Petruchio is not in desperate need of money (I.ii.56 ...

(3 pages) 33 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story

thatMaria doesn't die, the fact that we never see Tony or Maria'sparents, as well as the issues of marriage, the importance ofgangs and families to each story. To understand thesedifferences, I have ... over Tony.Also a major difference between these tragedies is theissue, or non-issue as it were, of marriage. Marriage isanother tie that Romeo and Juliet have that Tony and Mariadon't. In Romeo and J ...

(2 pages) 126 1 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, Love or Infactuation

t and they were married in a matter of days. They didn't even think about the consequences of there marriage.Romeo and Juliet didn't think about the consequences and in act 2, scene 3 Romeo says that ...

(1 pages) 46 0 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Midsummer nights dream---sort paper on women

s examples of the way woman are treated as second class citizens; for instance, the laws concerning marriage and the position of men in society.When Hermia states that she does not want to marry Demet ... future.During the Shakespearean era woman were seen as second class citizens. Although the start of marriage for love was just beginning, woman were still expected to do what males told them. In addit ...

(1 pages) 58 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > A Midsummer Night's Dream

Romeo and Juliet

nt to be like them more then a poorer person. Therefore Romeo and Juliet are influenced by this and marriage with a member of the enemy could result in being looked down upon in your family, cause eve ... bly banishment from your house. They are victims of this because if their families did know of this marriage, they would have had no reason to cover up or hide anything, and there would have possibly ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.8 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Much Ado About Nothing

that involved both the good and badaspects of love. He was married for a short while, however, the marriage was suspectedto be an unhappy one because he spent much of his later life away from his fam ... seight years older than himself because she was three months pregnant. In result of hisunsuccessful marriage, it is reason enough for him involving love and deceit as one in thisplay. So Shakespeare a ...

(3 pages) 171 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Laertes' Role in Hamlet

strates his dislike for the King and his wish to be away from the questionable circumstances of his marriage and subsequent ascension to the throne, a wise decision, and an attempt to remain apart and ...

(5 pages) 95 0 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Macbeth Independence and Failure

ll. If the limb slidescompletely out, the rest of the limbs may follow because the bundle is loose. Marriage islike a triangle. Each spouse makes up one of the leaning sides, and marriage the lowersid ... he lowerside. The three together are very strong, but to stand they all must be united. The longera marriage is held the longer the bottom stretches, and the more dependent each personbecomes on the o ...

(7 pages) 45 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

A time of prosperous change

r we know she deserves to be mentioned. Both in the Critical Survey of Long Fiction and in Love and Marriage in the Novels of Anita Brookner and Fay Weldon Weldon is mentioned with great honor and res ... s never thought of importance in the Critical Survey of Long Fiction. On the other hand in Love and Marriage in the Novels of Anita Brookner and Fay Weldon Ericson uses the subject of lack of love as ...

(4 pages) 59 1 4.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Dual Career Marriages

to act upon, taking into account the effects it will have on his career, Karen's career, and their marriage.Situational AnalysisBoth individuals come from traditional families and are career orientat ... this is not entirely true. It is noteworthy to mention, that each has a traditional role within the marriage. For example, Ross is responsible for the financial aspects of the home while Karen is resp ...

(7 pages) 118 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Marriage: The Perfect Ending to Pride and Prejudice

Marriage: The Perfect Ending to Pride and PrejudiceAn individual often finds himself in a conflict w ... lves as individual, but also affirm the principle values of society. As in many of her novels, this marriage at the end of the novel shows us Jane Austen's ideal view of marriage as a social instituti ... The novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen gives us the reader a very good idea of how she views marriage, as well as society. The theme of marriage is set in the very opening sentence of Pride and ...

(8 pages) 323 1 4.6 Jan/1995

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Was Paul a male chauvinist? Cite particular passages in his letters to support your view. New Testament.

nists of our time might construe as being chauvinistic. In trying to determine whether his views on marriage and the place of women in society are biased, we must understand the time period of his wri ... hat seemed to have certain preconceptions about their theological past. Paul's pronouncements about marriage and women followed the traditional role of women held during this era. It was, in fact, the ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.7 Jul/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Abortion notes.

ily Paper Prewritefamily, bedroom. kitchen, bathroom, cousins, aunts and uncles, parents, guardians,marriage, what is a marriage, single parent households, low income housing, singlemothers, single fa ... e models, siblings taking care of youngersiblings to help with responsibility at home, divorce, gay marriages, adoption, welfaresystem, child care, dead beat parents, guns at home, inner city homes as ...

(5 pages) 187 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Women and Jewish Law

Women and Jewish LawI am not happy in my marriage of ten years and have wanted a divorce for some time. My husband is a mechanic at a garage ... his trade and also fulfill his marital obligation. The woman should know that when she enters into marriage with this man, she not only excepts the best economic way of life that he can provide, but ... way of life that he can provide, but there is also a certain sex that life she can expect from the marriage. 'The times for conjugal duty prescribed in the Torah are: '...for laborers, twice a week.. ...

(7 pages) 60 0 4.1 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies