"Gett"-ing divorce 2

Welcome! This mini-game //"gett"-in divorce// will attempt to show you some of the ins and outs of divorce in Judaism. You will play as a woman, called Esther, whose husband has decided to divorce her. To do this, he will need to divorce you in a ''proper'' way... [[continue explanation]]

The rules you need to follow to divorce your husband properly are contained within the Gittin - a book of religious law. If the laws are not followed properly, it is possible for your character to die. 4 general rules of making a gett detail the following sections: 1. The man cannot be pushed or otherwise forced to divorce his wife. 2. The divorce document, a gett, needs to be drawn up by a sofe - a religious scribe. 3. The document must contain the following sentence "You are now free to all men." 4. The document must contain an appenix, detailing how the divorced pair will deal with the custody of children (if they have them), with money, and with property. (background:red)[However, other rules apply.] Remember these ruls by heart, for you will need them to finish this game without dying, Esther... [[continue explanation 2]]

You wake up blinking in the morning light. Today is the day of your divorce. You will have to travel to the citycenter of your city - where you will meet up with your husband. As you get ready to leave your home your 3 children enter the room laughing. Your youngest, a 3-year old boy named Adam looks at you with wide brown eyes as his two sisters, Adah of 7 and Leah of 11, chase him around the room. You decide to get ready to leave. [[get ready to leave]]

One more thing: during this game you will find out more about living life as a woman in 1st century Judea. What will you find out? There's only one way to see. [[start the game]]

As you get ready to leave your room you call out to your children.They will accompany you to the city. As you step out of the house you hear someone calling for you. Blinking in the bright sunlight you make out the shape of a woman running up the street - it's your mother. Behind her you see that your father has come too, but he keeps his distance as your mother greets you silently with a smile. She seems sad, but it might be the sunlight that is creating the illusion of tears. From here you can go directly to meet up your husband, or you can take a small detour and check out the market before joining your husband. [[go to the market first]] [[go directly to your husband]]

The market can be smelled before it can be seen. Spices are lined up against the walls as salesmen stall out their wares. Colorful spice, succulent fruits and expensive fabrics are sold next to bread and livestock. Your children are very excited by a breadstall up ahead. To be perfectly honest, the bread smells amazing. [[buy bread for yourself and your children]] [[ignore the stall and go to your husband]]

Your husband is waiting with his 4 brothers outside the court in the city center. As you approach, you see that his father is also with him. Your three children, upon seeing their grandfather, rush up to him and chat to him excitedly about their trip through the city with you and your parents. The old man replies to them in kind, producing from the folds of his robes a set of 3 wooden toys. You call back your children, and they excitedly show off their toys - all three are birds, intricately carved and detailed.The toy gifted to your boy is larger than that of your two girls, however. As your husband enters the court, so must you. [[enter the court]]

Oops! Unfortunately women in the 1st century were not allowed to have their own funds unless gifted by either their fathers or their husbands. This //(text-colour:red)[peculium]// is not in your possession. It appears you will have to ignore the tantalizing smell of the bread (and the fact you haven't eaten today) and go directly to your husband. [[ignore the stall and go to your husband]]

Leaving the wonderful smells and sights of the market behind you, you take the main road to the court. As you approach, you see that his father is also with him. Your three children, upon seeing their grandfather, rush up to him and chat to him excitedly about their trip through the city with you and your parents. The old man replies to them in kind, producing from the folds of his robes a set of 3 wooden toys. You call back your children, and they excitedly show off their toys - all three are birds, intricately carved and detailed. The toy given to your youngest child is larger than that gifted to your two girls. As your husband enters the court, so must you. [[enter the court]]

As you enter the great white hall your husband is greeted by a man dressed in black robes wearing a large black rimmed hat. He leads you to his desk in the middle of a seperate room, where a document lies bare. In black ink it details in your native tongue, Arameic, your name and that of your husband. Other text is also present on the page. Under the watchfull eye of your families and the man - who appears to be a sofer - your husband adresses you. 'I wish to divorce from you, Esther.' He says. You reply: [[I also want to divorce you.]] [[I do not want to divorce you.]]

While you have no say in whether or not you want to divorce your husband, it is nice of him of ask. However, the matter of the gett is still not completed. [[continue to the writing of the get]]

Oops! As a woman you have no right to refuse the divorce. If you had wanted to divorce your husband, you should have made a case against the Jewish Court - but it is very unlikely you would have won. [[continue to the writing of the get]]

The document is written up as your family watches. Your husband decides that you will remain in custody of the children, and that you will leave his home and return to the guardianship of your father. After the sofe finishes writing the get, he hands it to your husband, who holds it out to you. 'Do you accept this get?' [[accept]] [[do not accept]] <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Moshe_Rynecki-_Le_Get_%28divorce%29.jpg">

You accept the get. [[end]]

Oops! You are not allowed to refuse the get document. If you do not accept the document, the divorce will not be final and you will be put to death by stoning should you meet and try to marry another husband. Also, your children will be counted as illegitimate. [[accept]]

(background:(gradient: 0, 0,#ffffff,0.5,#e61919,1,#ffffff))[Oh dear!] (after:5s)[Your get did not contain the necessary sentence 'You are now free to all men'. This makes your get unlawful. As you decide to marry a new man you are put to death by stoning. Your (ex-)husband receives no penalty.] [[finish game]]

Thank you for playing "gett-ing divorce". I hope you enjoyed this short twine detailing the divorce procedure of early Judaism, and its inherent (text-colour:red)[choicelessness] for women. You are free to play the game again. Just click:[[start]]