Rape or attempted rape the words alone turn my stomach. I find no comedy in the subject as I am sure most would agree with me. That however was not the norm a couple of centuries ago, in fact it is the subject of the article, Feilding and the Comedy of Attempted Rape by Susan Staves. Rape is a difficult subject for both the reader and the law that governs it. Even today woman find …showed first 75 words of 1018 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1018 total…should never be overlooked, and justice should be sought whomever committed the shameful despicable act. Men have created these foolish laws out of ignorance and men and woman can move forward in learning from the past. Rape is still a difficult subject and laws have obviously changed in favor of women's civil rights but that doesn't heal the pain it creates. I appreciated this article and was glad to have learned from it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**