Chastity

had to be obedient and submissive. The book argues that male-female relationships were dictated by the dominant and submissive role that each person played in the marriage and in the bedroom. As mentioned before sex was considered to be a sin so chastity was widely practiced by monks and nuns which gave them a higher status in the church and it was especially important for women because it meant that they had transcended their weak femininity and have gained holly

Ancient Response 2 - LF #189: The Rape of Lucretia. In the ancient world, chastity was an important virtue for women. This is portrayed in the text, The Rape of Lucretia. In the text, Lucretia is sexually assaulted by Sextus Tarquinius, and although it is in no way her fault, she feels guilt and shame over it, claiming that she has “lost her honour” (LF #189, p. 163). As a result of the assault and the guilt and shame that she feels, she takes her own life. Her suicide due to a perceived loss of

improvement of her execution of wifely duties. He stresses the idea that chastity is the only good women possess, a virtue which can be guarded through proper education. He writes that she will have received “sufficient instruction” once she has fully learned the importance of this virtue. (47) Thus his concern for the education of a woman is centred solely on the ability to control her within the domestic sphere, as chastity acts as a means through which male power can be ensured through the transfer

RELIGION ESSAY -By Alyssa Health is one of the many contemporary issues that revolve around our world today, it is a concern of any entity that lives and breathes; it is the general condition of the body or mind associating with the durability and alacrity of a character. Roman Catholics and Buddhists teach the value of health; they are often compared

(1) In chapter one there were many topics that stood out to me but the most interesting topic that really stood out was the ancient Greece and Rome era. In ancient Greece and Rome it was normal for same sex relationships, you would think that a society like Greece and Rome with power, money and high expectations will oppose of such acts, but they did not. Another topic in chapter one that was eye catching was the Victorian Era, in which sexuality was a target of disapproval, but porn and prostitution

enough to have accomplished the American Dream? Gatsby fell short and missed the mark of Benjamin Franklin’s idea of successfully accomplishing the “American Dream” because he did not follow the basic virtues of frugality, moderation, tranquility and chastity. Gatsby stumbles on his way to accomplishing the American Dream by failing to live out the virtue of frugality. Benjamin Franklin interpreted frugality to mean, simply stated, “make no expense but to do good to others or yourself” (Franklin 266)

In due course, Peter returns to Rome and the authorities soon after crucifying him for his preaching of chastity/celibacy. To all appearances, Peter would have gone beyond Rome; however, Jesus’ arrival stops Peter’s direction and immediately influences him to return to Rome. Undeniably, the death of one of Jesus’ supreme followers, Peter, is significant; which, in turn, obviously this issue regarding celibacy endures enormously important to Jesus that He instigates Peter’s death for His convictions

noticeably inspires Peter to die for this belief; for indeed, Peter goes back to Rome ‘rejoicing,’ and then is crucified. In the end, there is no adequate reason why Peter would go through the dreadful act of crucifixion, for the extreme idea of total chastity/celibacy; unless this teaching came directly from Jesus that taught Peter the real significance of

Question 5 “Male honour is related to the struggle to preserve the shame of kinswomen. Female shame is demonstrated through sexual chastity. Therefore, male reputation is linked to female sexual conduct” (MacDonald, 1996, p. 28). When one fails to ensure that women demonstrate an appropriate sense of shame, it necessitates a threat to masculine identity (MacDonald, 1996, p. 29). Within The Infancy Gospel of James we uncover evidence that supports this relationship of male honour to female shame

woolf’s text and ophelia. The character of ophelia and how woolf’s implements that into her text of imagining if shakespeare had a sister and how her life is planned out has 3 central ideas to it. The 3 central ideas are gender roles the importance of chastity to women, and madness. The three central ideas analyze how woolf’s text and the character of ophelia share similarities and have central ideas to each other. These central idea show the comparisons to woolf’s text and the character of ophelia.