HIST 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Daoist Temple
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Ran away with lover, lover abandons her. Can become a nun or a prostitute women did not go running around alone at this time in history without a male protector. Takes refuge in the church where the priest housed her (taoist temple) because her soul is in danger. Priest does not like it , but obliged to take her in , knows she is bad news. Kao and jen have an altercation, have a fight because there is. Jen"s father says i don"t want her , take her back , wants the problem to stop , does not really like woman wang. Huag- goes collect evidence , separates jen and his father (interrogates) , gets them to confess (judge and prosecutor) Judgement- jen should have received the death penalty but does not , Jen does not have children , if jen is killed his family line ends.