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Social: Social issues are definatly involved in Provoked. Undoubtedly, the social position of females has increased over the years and has nearly reached its epitome. For example, Maritual rape was considered illegal in 1991 and was made a law. However, Provoked strongly challenges this law as maritual rape is still evident in the movie as Aishwariya Rai's husband forces himself onto her numerous amounts of times as she is definitely being victimized as she is is not physically and mentally able to defend herself from the strong forces of violence he is taking on upon her. Therefore, the issue of equality between males and females still remains deeply unequal.
Historical: The historical references to Provoked include the ways in which females gained voice and significance after the world war 2. For example, during the war, this is when females first got their chance to experience work life etc. This has been an influential factor in their rise to equality.

Economical: The economical issues in Provoked include

Political: There is one major political issue which is reccurent thoughout the whole of the film Provoked. This is whether the victim, Aishawariya Rai should be able to seek justice and liberation after murdering her husband. In other words, this is a question of sin and justice. However, acts such as the Southall Black Sisters have allowed many females to seek help if they are undergoing the same problems. This can be linked to the social contexts to.