Psyche at the end of the story shows how she is a female character who takes on the role of a male hero. She performs these difficult tasks that Venus makes her perform, traditionally performed by males, and overcomes impossible obstacles. Psyche breaks expectations that women cannot succeed in men's pursuits by accomplishing them all. It also shows how he fought for his marriage, which was not likely to happen. She did everything she could for her husband, which shows commitment. It shows how women can do things typically done by men and be successful. Even though she received help in carrying out these tasks, it still shows her strength as a woman. Completing these male goals is also an example of masculinity in the story. Masculinity in “Cupid and Psyche” is also shown through one of the main characters, Cupid. Cupid demonstrates his masculinity by being a little demanding of Psyche. He doesn't let her see him physically and when they sleep next to each other she still isn't allowed to know what he looks like. When she cheats on him, he leaves her. In reality, women were not allowed to disobey their husbands or any male. They were supposed to follow their orders and even though they were not married yet, she loses his trust. Which pushes her to go to her mother to ask for forgiveness. This ties in when Psyche demonstrates all these characteristics of masculinity. The father shows masculinity by doing everything he can for his daughters. He desperately asks Apollo what should be done for Psyche to find someone to be with. This shows how much he cares for Psyche and how father figures normally did everything they could for their children. Marriage is… middle of paper… for each other. This allows you to see how strong a bond they share. In “Cupid and Psyche” there are many themes displayed including getting equal roles, having to work hard on love and letting it grow are some of the major ones. The fact that Cupid and Psyche got equal roles in their relationship, this helped them get back together and make their marriage work. Psyche fought for Cupid and showed him her love. Cupid on the other hand was willing to suck up his pride and return to her even though she had cheated on him. They both worked hard for their love and let it grow. By growing their love it shows that if you work hard for something you want, sometimes you can get it. It is necessary to make sacrifices, take risks and overcome obstacles to build a relationship. Once you build it and work on it, everything else will fall into place.