Women and men are equal in responsibilities. They may be distinct in their roles, but the purpose is the same: to live a meaningful life. They play their roles to the best of their abilities. A man is charged with outside-the-home engagements, where he earns and fulfils household necessities, while a woman is engaged in household work. She is tasked with making the home a place of comfort and relief for both man and woman. A woman possesses the same mental capacity as a man; the difference lies only in vitality. A man is known for his physical strength, and a woman for her fragility.

This idea of partnership is seen as how men and women are treated in society — how each one is perceived, accepted, and burdened with expectations.

A woman is fragile not only in physical appearance but emotionally as well. Shakespeare famously wrote in Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is woman." This line that has fueled centuries of literary debate. Fragility should not be confused with........

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