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    them and the novel Pride and Prejudice is no exception. During this time period, women were expected to follow strict social rules, and their main goal was to get married. Some women choose to marry for money, security and social status; while others choose to solely focus on finding someone they truly love. Each relationship in the novel faces its own challenges and contains various motives for marriage, some follow and decide to go along with social norms and others take a different path. The

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    a dying girl in order for her to leave all her money to him so he can afford to marry the woman he loves. Throughout all periods of history, class has played a huge role in society and has a profound effect on the lives of everyone. In The Wings of the Dove, Merton Densher is a journalist living in London at the turn of the century. He is a charming and handsome young man, but he is not from a family of any particular repute and has very little money to speak of. In London society in the early 20th

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    about Katherina, an unwanted and stubborn “shrew” that must be married before her sister, Bianca, can. Hortensio is a keen suiter of Bianca’s, he sources a man who would be willing to marry Katherina without meeting her so he can marry Bianca. He finds Pertruchio, a greedy man who agrees to marry Katherina for the money and tries to tame her in hope that she will become a perfect wife. He eventually succeeded and essintually Tames Katherina. 10 Things I Hate About You follows the life of Kat, a wild

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    reason for that was because women didn’t marry outside of their class. For instance, a poor, lower class woman wouldn’t marry a rich, upper class man. The second reason being that lower class families didn’t usually have much money. Therefore, if the family didn’t have much money, then the women wouldn’t being marrying for money. As a result, lower class women had more of an opportunity to marry for love. Even though Cecily wasn’t poor she wanted to marry for love. In The Importance of Being Earnest

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    the idea of everlasting love is discredited. She speaks of ultimatums and how people marry for this reason or the other. She gives the realistic view on love, and on the world. She allows the reader to see the institution of marriage that is male-dominated. The main purpose of Mary Astell’s essay according to critic J. Williams is to put emphasis on “how the institution of marriage is male-dominated and women are given less of an opportunity to choose their partner.” Love ends at some point and then

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    Are love, power and wealth essential elements in the perfect soul mate in life? These rudiments are very critical in the novel Wuthering Heights. When looking at the portrayal of love in this novel, there is a great distinction between the loves we show to others presently versus the love shown in the novel. When considering Catherine and Heathcliff in the novel, they both love each other dearly, but when it comes down to it, Catherine cannot marry Heathcliff. Why can’t their love ever be? This is

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    that a person in 1813 couldn't get divorced like you can now. Another difference is that girls parents forced them to marry young in 1813 unlike in the American society where parents don't force their child into marriage. A similarity is some women choose to marry for money. A similarity also is people choose who they want to marry. A final similarity is that waiting for love creates a happy marriage rather than running away and eloping to have a horrible marriage. Therefore, Jane Austen's view

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    Love at first sight, so sweet but can cause so much pain. Romeo was part of the house Montague while Juliet was part of Capulet, two rival houses, but fell in love at a mask party at the Capulet’s ball room when Romeo snuck in and saw Juliet, the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen. But then things take a turn for the worst, Juliet is being forced, by her parents, to marry a man for his money. Friar Lawrence come up with an amazing plan, to make Juliet seem like she “dead” but then wakes up after

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    people would only marry a decent looking person, if they were wealthy (More americans Say They Would Marry for Money-- Even If It Doesn’t Buy Love). This shows that a large amount of people only care about the amount of money a person earns. This is seen greatly in the play “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare and in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, 10 things. The theme of superficial love is shown in different ways, in both stories, there is a form of fake love present, seen through

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    throughout her whole life. It would not be necessary for her to marry unless she wanted to. With all the family’s money

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