ENGL 11A- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 16 pages long!)
13 Oct 2017
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Was a way for women to escape the sin of eve. Usually arranged by both parties had to agree. Marriage debt - neither can deny having sex. Men were in charge of everything else, until she"s a widow. Sex outside of marriage is sinful and it"s only purpose is procreation. There were rules for when/how you could have sex (according to the church) Women are a threat to the virtue and peace of men. Ascetic movement - tried to only listen to logic and blame women for evil. Dissuasio - tried to persuade people against marriage. Glossing = interpretation, close reading usually the bible. Confident, firm belief in what she talks about. Manipulative - uses sex to get what she wants from her husbands. Twists words from the bible to say what she wants. First reading was complimentary (maybe how men see her) and this makes her seem kind of evil / deceitful (how women actually are?)
