# Gender and Power in The House of Rimmon

> Theme guide for The House of Rimmon by Henry van Dyke Jr..

Women in the play wield influence through beauty, manipulation, or devotion: Tsarpi uses her allure to gain power, while Ruahmah's strength lies in her moral courage and love, showing different paths to agency in a patriarchal society.

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