TARNÓW STATE COLLEGE INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Mateusz BILIŃSKI PORTRAIT OF FEMME FATALE IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE Project presented in part fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Licentiate in Tarnów State College‚ written under the supervision of dr Dominika Ruszkiewicz TARNÓW 2013 CONTENTS
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to file for medical emancipation. Believing that she would not survive the surgery‚ Kate wants to die. Anna wins the case‚ and due to her sister’s wishes does not donate her kidney. Kate later dies at hospital. The family moves on with their lives‚ being changed by Kate’s death‚ but every year on Kate’s birthday they go to Montana‚ which was her favorite place in the world. Important characters and their major roles 1. Anna Fitzgerald – the youngest Fitzgerald child. Anna is smart‚ funny and
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I was surprised when I learned that the Victorian era had many sports. Sports allow people to come together and spend time with one another. Women‚ children and men could all participate in one sport or another. As it is now‚ it was back then‚ a great way to spend time with each other and just kick back and relax. Some sports that were played back then were bicycling‚ croquet‚ lawn tennis‚ and soccer. Bicycling was a very popular sport to participate in. It was inexpensive to start
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The Victorian era must have been a boring time for house wives and children. So‚ what was the saving grace that took their boredom away? Parlor games! So‚ what was so great about them? What were the most popular games? Who made the games? What ones are still being played today? Parlor games were a big hit in the Victorian era and some are still being played today. Here are a few of the best. Squeak piggy squeak‚ a mixture and twist of blind man’s bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the
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Being a man in today’s world can be a difficult challenge. However‚ when masculine stereotypes determined by society come into play‚ the task rises to a whole other level. Men throughout history have been faced with daily tests as to which societal norms are to be followed. If the expected norms are not followed‚ a man could become an instant outcast of society and could be looked upon as weak‚ feminine‚ or an overall disappointment. There are a number of masculine stereotypes that are often found
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Society in the Victorian Age did not see that it was necessary for women to have an education. The only source of education for women was often found in wealthier people who could hire a governess to teach‚ but still the education that was being taught was usually about manners and responsibility. Women were still thought of as the underdog to men. In 1850 education began to pick up for women. As it is stated by Wukovits (2013)‚ "North London Collegiate School was the first to operate for girls
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The Victorian Era: Time for Change Under the throne of Queen Victoria‚ a new era arose. For much of the nineteenth century‚ Victorian’s were known to be “old fashioned‚ repressed‚ and prudish.” (Victorian England: An Introduction) During this time‚ however‚ industrial production boomed‚ altering the lives of all classes of citizens. This rapid transformation led the British society to go from confident to uncertainty and doubt regarding Britain’s place in the world. The nineteenth century revolved
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Jemima Nicole S. Francisco 2012-22524 BSE major in English Eng 22 Prof. Mike Falgui English Literature: Romanticism and Victorian I. Themes of English Romanticism in Literature "Romanticism" is a period‚ movement‚ or style in arts starting in the late 1700s and flourishing in the early 1800s‚ a time when the modern mass culture in which we now live was first taking form: the rise of nation-states as defining social and geographic entities‚ increasing geographic and social mobility
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which demonstrates why some people are not informed or interested in discussing political matters. Elisabeth Gidengil‚ writer of Citizens‚ explicitly repeats in her novel that Age‚ Material circumstances‚ education and gender gaps are factors of being politically engaged (Gidengil 173). Without a doubt‚ not everyone has those same components to become an active citizen and it’s unfortunate that some choose not to get politically involved. Consequently‚ the absence of political knowledge has a big
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Victorian Era Have you ever wondered how the Victorian Era was like? The Victorian Era started with the reign of queen Victoria which began in 1837-1901 and wasn’t a good period in history. The laws were very lenient‚ therefore causing the Victorian Era to have bad conditions like working struggles‚ making young children work‚ children not getting educated‚ rapid population growth‚ and dirty living conditions which brought lots of illnesses. To begin with‚ One of the reasons the Victorian Era was
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