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Figure in European folklore who was know for patience and obedience

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We believe that Grisdela was chosen to be one of these "top girls" because she represents a strong women in society, who despite her tragedies was still the loving, virtuous, and patient women we can look up to. She displayed qualities of a women in society who others could turn to and look to.

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The women who meet at the dinner are bound together by their struggles against patriarchy and oppression, and Marlene relates to each of them differently.
Women and careers is a constant theme throughout the play shown through each character who not only comes into the agency, but portrayed in every character who comes to the dinner.
Surrealism is another theme shown through the play when the women from different historical times come together for a night of celebration. When the women share their stories, they are shared in a dreamlike quality which also presents that surrealism is a constant theme.

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She is virtuous and led a life of hard work because she grew up poor

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https://www.pinterest.com/catherine_greet/patient-griselda/

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The “Patient” Griselda was introduced in The Canterbury Tales by Gregory Chauffer, in the short “The Clerk’s Tale”.

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The idea of a shared struggle and empowering action that goes through historical periods is a key theme. As Marlene's guests begin to share their life stories, they distinguish themselves through their different upbringings, values and conditions. The shifting narratives display that these women have experienced something common as they have all found ways to thrive in worlds controlled mostly by men. Each woman has not wanted to take on their expected role which shows the thread that binds them which is the opposition to injustice against women. This is the reason Marlene brought together these women because, she can relate to each one.

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In the Canterbury tales, Griselda was a poor peasant who was married to the Marquis, but only if she obeys him always. When they had children, the Marquis made her give up her children after 6 weeks in a way to test her love. She is told that her children are being killed, but in the end the marquis remarries and then it is revealed that the children are still alive.

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https://www.pinterest.com/catherine_greet/patient-griselda/

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https://www.pinterest.com/catherine_greet/patient-griselda/

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Kuo, Kevin. "Top Girls: Who Is Griselda?" Kevin's Blog. N.p., 29 July 2015. Web. 03 Jan. 2018.

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In Top Girls, Griselda says at the table that she was forced to prove her loyalty to her husband by allowing her children to be killed, and renouncing all the privileges of her position as the Marquis' wife.

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""Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill." Who Is Patient Griselda? N.p., 15 Nov. 2000. Web. 03 Jan. 2018.

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Griselda is the last guest to arrive to dinner and Marlene describes Griselda's life as a fairy-story