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In "Rip Van Winkle," Dame Van Winkle created the trope of the nagging wife. Irving created her as a non sympathetic character, who is shrewish and drives her husband away from the home in search of peace. While some might consider the depiction archaic in today's feminist terms, it's still in use.

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