Women in Ancient Times based on Ovid's "The Art of Love" and Paul's Corinthians.

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Present day women are fundamentally looked upon as equals to men, but in Ancient time's women did not have power or status Ancient woman had to clean, cook and most importantly make and raise children. Women were not allowed to receive much of an education and work outside the home. This was reserved for males only. At first it seems that the Art of Love and Corinthians presents women to be inferior and direct the …

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…would not know anything and follow whatever the Lover would do. These two texts present love to women as having its ups and downs. Throughout centuries women have been treated this way. They both promote love just with different ides and. In looking at these texts we can see how love changed from first century Rome where it was based of wealth and class to early Christianity where it was viewed as shameful and sinful.