The Victorian Era‚ a time period spanning from the early nineteen hundreds to the beginning of the twentieth century‚ was marked by a set of cultural ideals that greatly differed from today’s standards of living and social interaction. These standards usually concentrated on how one should act in public to uphold their honor and decency. Furthermore‚ the Victorians considered it inappropriate to mention sex in any shape and form. This tendency is present in the literature of the time. Novelists
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The Victorian Era time period for England was a time of great growth and prosperity for society. Queen Victoria was in reign during this time period‚ coining the term Victorian Era. During this time‚ England found large technological advance along with many changes among the societal views‚ especially due to a shift in labor from agricultural to industrial. This era helped to move England along its way to a global power‚ earning much respect among fellow European countries in company with respect
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Servants Of Victorian Era Servants of Victorian Era is about how the women did all their work in their homes. They weren’t allowed to work outside of their homes. Dumb waiters‚ had transported meals quickly and easily. The shelf moves up and down a long tunnel or chote. a Bedchamber is considered very private. They were located on the second floor and were never viewed by visitors and even a glimpse was considered improper. What did the servants do? They washed dishes‚ published
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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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Do you ever wonder about what people of the Victorian era did differently than us now? There are multiple sources concerning the Victorian era by numerous authors who discuss the lifestyle of the people living in this time. In those sources‚ many things are different such as medical training‚ education‚ literature and the way they celebrated holidays‚ just to name a few. To begin‚ in the Victorian era medical workers were trained by men already in the practice through apprenticeship.
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The period known as the Victorian era in England‚ from 1837 to 1901‚ had gender roles that drastically defined the difference between a man and a woman. These differences were based on the theory that “men possessed the capacity for reason‚ action‚ aggression‚ independence‚ and self-interest. Women inhabited a separate‚ private sphere‚ one suitable for the so called inherent qualities of femininity: emotion‚ passivity‚ submission‚ dependence‚ and selflessness‚ all derived‚ it was claimed insistently
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“Did late Victorians think of homosexuality primarily as a crime‚ a disease‚ or something else?” The late Victorian era of the nineteenth century‚ has long been synonymously recognised as highly-repressed and morally obsessive. Yet distinct from all preceding eras‚ there lay a fixation in society in the belief that an individual’s sex and sexuality form the most basic core of their identity and indeed of one’s social or political standing‚ and freedom. Though we can acknowledge that the urbanisation
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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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Victorian Mores In Jane Eyre During the Victorian era‚ it was only acceptable to abide by a set of unspoken rules acknowledged by society called mores. Some of the mores that were present in the eighteenth-century time period included the importance of the family‚ high standards of morality and decency‚ and that people must be punished or rewarded for their actions and deeds. Although these mores are not present in modern culture‚ invisible laws still exist in society today and need to be brought
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Victorian England‚ especially London had a severe problem with poverty. Many people in London lived in poverty. Eliza is one of these many people that lived in poverty during the Victorian era in London. In the play Pygmalion and musical My Fair Lady‚ the main character‚ Eliza‚ is shown to be poor and living in poverty. Both the play and musical show how she lived in poverty and how her poorness hindered her from attaining a job. Since she cannot speak well she can’t get a job as a lady in a flower
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