Evolution of society in the mi

The New Way of Thinking

The height of the Middle Ages signified a revolutionary way of thinking among the people. The people of the day were breaking out of the old, controlled lifestyle, to which they were accustomed, and they began expressing themselves in many different ways. The people began breaking out of the normal, monotonous lifestyle and they began becoming individuals. The women began taking on new roles. They became independent and lived on their own. The soldiers began losing their prestige, and their life drastically changed. The clergymen took on more of a secular role, which prompted a new way of thinking toward the church. During the Middle Ages, peoples' ideas began changing, which prompted a whole new outlook on society.

The role of women drastically changed in the Middle Ages. Women became more independent. Society became more focused on money. So women also became very focused on money, ''going to bed with a nice young man and earning your first mina? And I'm going to spend some of it right away to buy you a new necklace' (Turner, p. 39). Women became interested in jewelry and clothes, ''you'd soon be able to support me, and buy your own jewellery, and have lots of money and servants and gorgeous clothes' (Turner, p. 39). Instead of women relying on men to subsidize their major needs, if women were unmarried or widowed, they began taking care of their own needs, 'When he died, I sold his hammer and tongs and anvil for two minas, and that kept us going for a while. Then I did various jobs like dressmaking and spinning and weaving, to scrape together enough for us to live on. But all the time I was struggling to

bring you up, this was what I was hoping for' (Turner, p. 39). Women became fascinated with trying to keep the attention of men, even if it meant making them jealous, ''if he thinks someone rich is after you. He'll be more upset, and start offering you better terms. He won't want his rival to outbid him' (Turner, p. 42). So women began taking on a more independent role. Their fascination with money and prestige grew, and they wanted the attention of men, no matter what the cost. The role of women in society drastically began changing in the Middle Ages and a new way of thinking towards women developed.

Not only did the role of women change, but also the role of the soldiers in the Middle Ages. The way that soldiers were perceived began to transform. In earlier times, soldiers were very prestigious and famous. However, during this time period, the prestige and fame of soldiers began to decline. They began to boast to others in order to bring some prestige back into their life, 'When we started fighting, the Persian drew first blood with his spear-but it was merely a scratch, just above the knee. I replied by driving my pike straight through his shield and into his chest. Then I leapt on ...

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