ENG307H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cuckold
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Agism: looking down on older unmarried women (no more coquette + power through coquetry) Coquette = modern bachelorette ; a single woman who"s still on the market; though she exercises choice, can constantly shop around for men, society still has a bit of. Derision towards her: she"s seen as shallow, vain. Libertine = modern bachelor ; is celebrated for both the mystery and independence of being alone, but able to search (and be glorified for playing around, for being a stud, etc. ) After her 20s, a woman was in danger of being an old maid . Seen as burden to her family; she couldn"t get a job so had to be taken care of. Flirtatiousness of coquette gave way to voluntary submission (eg. sex = While a coquette could shop a long time, society still pressured her to choose why: culture favours the young (clock is ticking, short life expectancy (about 37 years); in 1831, increased to 39 years (lower)
