# The English — The Subjection of Women character guide

> The English in The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the English, The English

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

Contemporary English society used as a comparative case.

## Relationships

### [The Greeks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_greeks)

_social_

English customs are contrasted with Greek practices to illustrate differing forms of female subordination.

### [The Romans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_romans)

_social_

English laws and customs are shown to be directly influenced by Roman legal principles regarding women.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The narrator critiques English societal norms as a contemporary example of women's oppression.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/chapters/i)

Implied as one of the 'most advanced nations' where the law of the strongest seems abandoned.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/chapters/iii)

Referenced in the context of historical examples of women rulers.

### [Chapter IV: The Benefits of Equality and the Influence of Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/chapters/iv)

Implied as part of the modern society discussed, where chivalry has been replaced by justice and industrial life.

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