The Relationship Between The Scottish Couples

At the beginning of the short drama, “Trifles,” Mrs. Peters, the sheriff’s wife, is painted as timid and submissive wife. She willingly submits herself to the responsibilities she has as a wife. As the play unfolds, Mrs. Peter’s submissiveness begins to diminish. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale work together to uncover the murder of Minnie Wright’s husband. When the women find the evidence, they refuse to share it with the men. Mrs. Peter’s character transforms into a more confident individual over the course of the play.

This further makes clear the very rigid relationship between husband and wife or simply man and woman at the time. Superior language is used on the rare occasions when the husband speaks and, while not using a hostile tone of voice, he orders or “tells” rather than “asks” his wife what she should be doing – “give these fellows theirs, I’m in no hurry” “away over there and look”. This displays a confidence (or arguably a cockiness) which comes from being surrounded by his presumed employees and his wife, both of which play roles of servitude in his life and are seen as his inferiors. The husband in this situation can be inferred to be based on Heaney’s father, just as the wife is based on his mother.  The husband’s attitude can be looked at in two different means – one might argue that he is patronising and controlling of his wife, as the flippant language used to describe his approach to engaging with her belittles the efforts she has put in to pleasing him – “plucking grass in handfuls and tossing it in the air” “boys like us have little call for cloths”. On the other hand, one might counter that while he does see himself as her superior, this is not done in any malicious or tyrannical way. He gently teases her (suggested by words such as “winked”), and the inequality within the relationship is not bothersome to the woman, probably because this is “just how things were” at the time – the

The view presented in this essay is one that is also held by Mary Anne Ferguson in ”The Dominating Wife: The Bitch”. In it she argues that: “Bitches are not born: they are at least partly made by their environment, including the men in their relationships. Margaret Macomber’s open contempt for her husband may have been a result of the cowardice he exhibited except for a few moments in his short life”. But she misses the fact that even when he does show courage Margot does not seem happy at all. And it is also after his courage that he is shot by Margot, not when he is a

of himself as an unwanted old bachelor and accordingly sets out to remedy the problem. The fact that he does not love Carol, whom he knows ?less than three weeks,? does not faze him in the least. Following the opinion of the 1950s, Carol, in his mind, becomes his ?competent housemaid? who will perhaps collect ?old pottery? and bake him ?little casserole dishes.? But Carol doesn?t mind. To be deemed ?complete? in the eyes of society in the decorum of marriage is enough for both individuals. In the characterization of Carol and Howard, who use each other?s presence as shields against judgment by a critical society, Gallant creates an amusing portrait of marriage as something that makes ?sense? with ?no reason?to fail? as long as both parties have ?a common interest? and ?[s]imilar economic backgrounds.?

Marriage, the central part of the lives of the main characters, is viewed in opposing ways through their actions. Susan's, Edgar's wife, description of what Edgar's love did for her involves the contrasting natural elements of snow and heat, also the elements of

Despite revealing the inequality in society for women, Margaret tries to put an end to the inequality between men and women by describing marriages where both partners are mutually respected. For example, she feels that the ideal marriage is “one of mutual esteem, mutual dependence. Their talk is of business, their affection shows itself by practical kindness” (739). Fuller believes that “mutual esteem” and “mutual dependence” lead to a relationship of equality between a man and woman. She also believes that the couple must not only have mutuality but “affection” in order to maintain equality. In addition, she feels marriages of mutuality and mutuality and affection “meet mind to mind, and a mutual trust is excited, which can buckler them against a million” (742). The author uses this passage to show that

He understands the hardships of marriage by saying “I think it’s fairly well established by now that marriage is a challenge, a creaky, old institution that may not have fully adapted itself to modern life, one that now fails in this country more often than not. Put children in the picture and you have an exponentially higher degree of difficulty” (439). He also understands the troubles caused from motherhood by saying “Motherhood asks the modern woman, who has grown up seeing professional success as hers for the taking, to add the loss of a linear career path to an already considerable burden: child rearing, body issues, a shifting self-image and a husband who fell off his white horse long, long ago. I suppose this would make anyone angry” (439). So although he does not approve of her anger and is not pleased by it, he understands why she might have so much built up anger that she feels the need to take out on her husband. Again, it seems he is blaming society’s standards and stereotypes instead of taking responsibility for his part in the struggling

Maloney became so fed up with Mr. Maloney that she decided to take matters into her own hands. Women in this form of society traditionally did not speak against men let alone kill their husbands. This irrational move made by Mrs. Maloney was a pivotal moment that allowed her to finally regain the freedom that was taken from her and given to her husband. It was important for her to free herself from her husband so that she could regain the normalcy she has lost and begin becoming her own person again. Without an absurd act like the one displayed by Mrs. Maloney, she would have been help captive by her husband for the reset of her life.

When one remembers “Hitchcock’s first American movie,” Rebecca (1940), a secret lesbian romance is not the first thing that comes to mind. Perhaps one thinks of the exceptionally moody scenery or the perfectly timed score, or even the formidable and terrifying Mrs. Danvers. These elements make Rebecca a beloved and classic psychological thriller, filled with suspense and built around an ever-unwinding and twisting plot. As the film plays out and the mysteries are explained, one detail remains curiously absent: the exact relationship between Rebecca and Mrs. Danvers. Through subtle hints and the strange behavior, one can deduce that it was more than just a friendship between two women.

The Story of an Hour is short, yet, contains important examples of gender roles in marriage. They are important because they represent how women felt married in the 19th century due to male dominance that manifested throughout marriages all over the world. In The Story of an Hour, Mrs. Mallard is a wife that is, at first, seen as distraught, because of her husband’s death. She starts to cry and run to her room, to soon be lifted with the joy that she is now free. It is clear that she felt trapped in the marriage and is now happy that there is no one controlling her any longer. Mrs. Mallard is a prime example of women in marriages in the 19th century, and even some today. Unfortunately, they have to experience sexism from their husbands. Women are dominated by men in marriage and are expected to acquire the stereotypical gender roles.

Even though a good wife and mother Emma is not content in her married life. Emma loves her brother, to her children she is caring, instructive and watchful, protective but not embracing. She cannot subdue her emotion when her brother Charlie is in danger. She feels happy only in his company and when he returns after a long time she takes interest in serving him. Though a good homemaker she is satisfied only when her brother is with her. The richness of the film depends on the realistic depiction of American life, especially the look and feel of a small town and the ways in which family members behaves with each other. Part of the charm of the film lies in its realistic depiction of American life, especially the look and feel of a small town and the ways in which family members behave with each other. In order to ascertain authenticity that Hitchcock required, he sought the help of a greatest playwright and novelist of the period Thorton Wilder to write the screen play. Hitchcock’s American family is bedevilled by fracture, suspicion and instability, doubt and lovelessness and his films

However, although she apparently attempts to assert female dominance over men, the effect the Wife desires is to bring men and women to a more balanced level of power. And she seems to acquire this level of equality with her fifth husband, who was particularly cruel in his opinions of wives. He also asserted his dominance over the wife by showing off his education, in a particularly nasty manner.  He reads to her from a book of wicked wives. The fight that brings them together begins when, out of frustration and anger, the wife rips three pages out of his book. The husband reacts with physical violence, but this leads to the husband 's realization that he must yield to her.  Once this occurs, he and the wife enter a level in the relationship where they are kind and respect each other.

The Wilcox family, a wealthy family that lives in the English countryside, represents traditional English values and gender roles. In relation to his thoughts about women, Mr. Henry Wilcox, the patriarch of the family, represents the typical male attitude of his time. He is very much antifeminist, and he often states his opinion that women are weak and must rely on men for their own protection: “Man is for war, woman for the recreation of the warrior . . . She cannot win in a

Another issue it caught my attention is the fact that family is assumed to be the only one who is always there for helping you, however, in this novel, family is everyone’s only enemy. In Victorian period, the idea of family as sacred was expanded through cultural media, social or political discourses and education. Novels like this which included marriage and domesticity contained debates of love and family either principal or secondary story. These kinds of work made people see family as a source of real happiness, despite the fact that abhorrent mistreatment happened in many households. It would be interesting considering what Marry Strauss, a domestic violence expert, says about this issue; “With the exception of the police and military, the family is perhaps the most violent social group, and the home is the most violent social setting.” (15) Even

While there are several characters in Howards End who are crippled by the excruciating analysis of taking action, Women in Love offers one blaring character who falls victim to the venom of indefinite thinking. As the narrator unlocks the door to Mrs. Crich’s mind, it becomes clear that her philosophy is a result of her greed. “Sometimes, it seemed to Mrs. Crich as if her husband were some subtle funeral bird, feeding on the miseries of the people.” (Lawrence, 180) Instead of admitting her own selfishness, Mrs. Crich rationalizes her feelings by refusing to acknowledge that her husband’s intentions are the product of a good heart, and not of a man who enjoys other peoples’ hardship.