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Contents
Background Information
What is a folk story?
Why folk stories are valuable in counseling
Bibliography
Courtship, Marriage, Gender Roles, Domestic Violence
Courtship
Marriage
Wives' Roles
Husbands' Roles
Domestic Violence
Conclusion
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1. The Boss
The Taming of the Shrew
Martynko, a lonely man,
asked to marry the priest's daughter, Ustinia. The priest warned
him that Ustinia was a difficult, stubborn, and shrewish woman.
Martynko decided to marry her anyway, and took her to his home in
another town.
After marriage, he pretended to get
drunk on water, became violent and scared his wife.(1)
Ustinia was very unhappy and wanted to visit her family. Martynko
would go only if she were harnessed to the sledge and pulled it
all the way. Upset and angry, she had no choice but to agree.(2)
When they came close to her father's
house, her mother and sisters helped the exhausted Ustinia to drag
the sledge into the yard. Her father, the priest, thanked Martynko
for teaching his shrewish daughter a lesson.
For the trip home, Ustinia begged her
father for a horse, which he gave them. She and Martynko drove
home, and she became an obedient wife.(3)
- The Boss is a husband who rules over
his household in tyrannical fashion.
- He imposes his will on his wife through
abuse, punishment, and/or emotional control.
- He is determined to have a compliant
submissive wife and is supported by the community in this goal.
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