Anne Vs. Mary Of The Other Boleyn Girl
Anne vs. Mary of The Other Boleyn Girl
Even though the movie The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) looks like it describes some historical events, it demonstrates an eternal rivalry that exists between two opposite kinds of women who try to gain a man’s attention and love. In this era of England’s history, women were not very favorable in the society. They were inferior to men and had to obey their parents without question. This belief carried over into marriage, where women would do the same with their husbands. Without a doubt, both Mary and Anne were described as beautiful young women, but the approach that they decided to take was completely different. While it was rare that woman received education, Anne Boleyn was highly educated, that’s been clear in the scene where her mother told her after her uncle Thomas Howard decided to send to France to serve at the French queen court “ you are educated, the chance that I never had”. Anne and Mary Boleyn, despite being sisters, are different characters, whose methods of getting the king's Henry’s VIII love are very diverse. Anne was mean and competitive; she was highly ambitious and far seeing. In addition, she had a cold heart especially when she responded to Mary: “well, perhaps you should stop loving him.” Anne was deceptive and …show more content…
Mary was closely linked to her family and forgiving, especially with Anne. She stood by her sister side after all what she had done to her. Mary’s good heart made her lie to the king because she didn’t want to stand in her sister’s way of achieving her dream of becoming the queen of England. Certainly, Mary was brave enough to risk her life to spare her sister, then by running away with the king son and daughter to the country and live there with William
Even though the movie The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) looks like it describes some historical events, it demonstrates an eternal rivalry that exists between two opposite kinds of women who try to gain a man’s attention and love. In this era of England’s history, women were not very favorable in the society. They were inferior to men and had to obey their parents without question. This belief carried over into marriage, where women would do the same with their husbands. Without a doubt, both Mary and Anne were described as beautiful young women, but the approach that they decided to take was completely different. While it was rare that woman received education, Anne Boleyn was highly educated, that’s been clear in the scene where her mother told her after her uncle Thomas Howard decided to send to France to serve at the French queen court “ you are educated, the chance that I never had”. Anne and Mary Boleyn, despite being sisters, are different characters, whose methods of getting the king's Henry’s VIII love are very diverse. Anne was mean and competitive; she was highly ambitious and far seeing. In addition, she had a cold heart especially when she responded to Mary: “well, perhaps you should stop loving him.” Anne was deceptive and …show more content…
Mary was closely linked to her family and forgiving, especially with Anne. She stood by her sister side after all what she had done to her. Mary’s good heart made her lie to the king because she didn’t want to stand in her sister’s way of achieving her dream of becoming the queen of England. Certainly, Mary was brave enough to risk her life to spare her sister, then by running away with the king son and daughter to the country and live there with William