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These flashcards cover critical quotes and themes from Rossetti's work and 'A Doll's House'.
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“I wish I wish I were a man” is a quote from __________.
From the Antique
Soeur Louise de la Misercole - desire
“I have desired and I have been desired”
“Nora puts love before legality”
Sophie Duncan
Liam McNamara - women
“The women’s corruption spreads like a contagion, rooted in temptation and lack of restraint”
Maude Clare - love
“I’ll love him till he loves me best”
Dolls house tragic love
“You have never loved me”
Moril
“The Helmers marriage is tragic, not because it ends, because it never existed”
Song
“And dreaming through the twilight That doth no rise nor set”
A dolls house - victorian beliefs on marriage
“Christine! you are a widow!”
GB - money
“She put a silver penny in her purse”
ADH - religion
“I know nothing of what religion is”
ADH - power in relationships
“Nice to give in to your husband?” - Torvald
The Married Women’s Property Act of 1870
This act allowed married women to inherit property in their own name, separate from their husbands, marking a significant step towards gender equality in property rights. Prior to this act, any property a woman acquired during marriage would be considered her husband's property. The act aimed to provide women with financial independence and legal rights over their assets.
From the Antique - Women’s suffering
“Doubly blank in a woman’s lot”
ADH - gender roles
“Almost like being a man”
Katherine M. Rogers
“People treated like children act like children”
No thank you John - humour / tragic love
“I have never loved you John”