Question

Compare and contract rip van winkle with dame van winkle

Answer 1

Answer:To me, the two Van Winkle spouses represent opposing values with regard to material things. Rip Van Winklerepresents a philosophy ..

Dame Van Winkle was a hard-worker. The story begins just before the Revolutionary War and, in those days, it was the woman's job to do everything around the house. She'd have carried water from a well or stream, kept the fire going, washed clothes by boiling them, cooked the meals, and cleaned the house

While Rip is described as good-natured but lazy, his wife is described as being domineering (and Irving even refers to her as in terms of being a "termagant" and a "terrible virago").