Victorian era

Introduction The Victorian Era is a remarkable time in history with the blooming industries, growing population, and a major turnaround in the fashion world. This era was named after Queen Victoria who ruled United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 1837 until she passed away 64 years later in January 1901.When Victoria received the crown, popular respect was strikingly low. The lack of respect for the position she had just come into did not diminish her confidence. Instead she won the

The Victorian Age marked an era where gender made a difference. While men were able to carry on their business as usual, women faced almost complete exclusion from social and public involvement. The ideal Victorian woman had to stay at home, be morally accountable, pure, modest, and dismiss all sexual initiatives. During the era symbolized by the British Queen Victoria, women did not have the right to vote, sue, or own property. The Victorian era the gender relations of women were idealized through

During the Victorian Era, women were often seen as inferior compared to men, and throughout the novel, it is clearly shown and presented through a number of the characters. These include Lady Bracknell’s opinion on marriage and the attitudes of Cecile and Gwendolyn in finding their ideal husband. Women during the Victorian Era in middle and lower social classes were not encouraged to have too much education as their main “duty” was to do domestic work and reproduce. Queen Victoria once said “Let

Victorian Era: Morality, Religion, & Proper Behavior While standards for “proper” behavior hold steadfast throughout nineteenth century’s England, Christian beliefs and moral standards that hold concrete in the beginning of the Victorian Era, begin to crack towards the middle, as a result of major scientific publications and theories that contradict much of the Christian faith. Men and women of the upper and higher middle classes receive books to guide them on “proper” etiquette in public, and if

what society expected from each sex and every relationship. Gender roles throughout the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th century eras evolved slowly but surely as women fought endlessly for equality in their lives and their writing. Along with gender roles changing, relationships Beginning in the late 18th century with the Romantic period, women had no social or legal privileges. Throughout the Victorian age women continued to suggest they deserve more and though changes were slow, they were put into

During the Victorian Era many people greatly helped shape the future trough their deeds of heroism and courage, some of these people include Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale, Benjamin Disraeli, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Charles Dickens. These people not only helped to shape the Victorian Era, but also created many things we still use today. Some important scientists include Charles Darwin, and Alexander Bell. Without these scientists we might not have some of the basic necessities of the modern

Siedell said, “In such a society as the Victorians’, when public society is so stifling, steam is naturally going to be driven underground.” The reform of the Victorian era, a time in England of refinement and high decorum surrounding the years of Queen Victoria’s reign, did not produce revolution but the opposite: stagnation. And so at this time in England there were ingredients present to create a real revolution and bring a dismantling of the Victorian spirit, but they were underground and silent

lunatic man, I'm a sane man fighting for his soul" this quote from Bram Stoker’s- Dracula, illustrates and foreshadows that in the Victorian era, a quest for meaning was seen by the majority of society as ‘lunacy’, however the characters that Stoker uses, are represented ‘sane’, suggesting Stoker’s encouragement of a quest for meaning and purpose in the Victorian era of increasing uncertainty. Along with Stoker, Charles Dickens and Lord Alfred Tennyson also address the individual’s pursuit for meaning

The Victorian Era held many compromises and changes for the Victorian people. When people think “Victorian”, their minds could lead to big dresses or fancy residents, but things were a lot more complex than that luxury. For England, many things have adapted and changed such as England itself, the Victorian women, the Victorian sports, and the food and cooking during this era. First of all, Victorian England emerged and this is where the daily lives of the people of England took a different turn.

strongly embedded in British Culture. Before the Victorian Era, men were the focus of fashion now the role of the wives were to show off their husbands status and wealth to the public. There were many different clothing styles during Victoria's’ reign. There were seven different eras of clothing styles during the Victorian Era. They had morning, day and evening dresses for the women. Starting off was the Pre-Hoop Era from 1840-1855. During this era, the day dresses contained full skirts that were