Victorian Love and Society in Wilde’s Satirical Play
Words: 834 Pages: 3 10589Behind lace curtains and proper manners, Victorian mothers sculpted their daughters into society's vision of perfect domesticity. Relationships between men and women often culminated in marriage, which was a social expectation rather than a romantic culmination. Physical contact before marriage was frowned upon, and societal norms dictated that individuals marry within their social class. Women were expected to become devoted housewives, and the white dress worn at Victorian weddings symbolized purity and the absence of pre-marital sexual activities. In "The […]
