Thinking about space: Where do women belong?

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Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

Coventry Patmore's poem led to which phrase:

The Lady on the Pedestal presents the woman as          ____ in reality she is ____.  Complete the sentence with the most appropriate combination of words from the list below.

What does Van Helsing place around Lucy's coffin?

Which word is linked to the idea of 'double-standards'?

The Mary figure in Literature is associated with nurturing behaviour.  True or False?

What is another name for the Eve character?

When authors do not stick to the general rules we expect of a character type they are said to do what to our expectations?

Lucy is one of the females in the novel.  Mina is her best friend and also battles against Dracula's powers.  What type of character is Mina in relation to Lucy?

What is the name of a society in which males hold the power?

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