![]() ![]() The women is questioning the man and is the one who has more control in the marriage by having the man explain himself to her, stating “This afternoon, my darling, when we spoke,/ and in your face and gestures I could seel that I was no persuading you with words” (De la Cruz 1-3). ![]() In the poem 164 we see a whole different side of a women’s role in the marriage. He was intrusted to make meaningful decisions and his opinions were relevant in the eyes of the law than that of a women. The husbands were the ones who spoke up and decided everything for the family because the man was thought of as being smarter than his wife. Many years ago even though man and woman being united in marriage was a mutual decision and having children was decided by both husband and wife, women were expected to have no opinion of their own in most of the family’s affairs.Īs stated in the encyclopedie, “But although the husband and the wife have fundamentally the same interests in their marriage, it is nevertheless essential that governing authority belong to one or the other: now the affirmative right of civilized nations, the laws and the customs of Europe give this authority unanimously to the male being the one endowed with the greatest strength of mind and body contributing more to the common good in matters of sacred and human things” (pg 38). In this current society men and women are equals and can play similar roles and make the same decisions in a marriage without one feeling inferior to the other. This is considered unconventional for a wife to do as she is expected to obey and trust her husband. The man tries to persuade her and wants to reassure her that he loves her. Her role is that of a more modern woman which displays some control over the relationship. In the poem the woman is questioning the mad and has suspicions of infidelity. This is completely contradictory in comparison to what I understand in the poem 164 by Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz. ![]() This role is that of an antiquated view of a wife. The wife’s role is to take care of the home and children. Many years ago, a wife was expected to be submissive to her husband, never to question him and do as he says because he is the one who is in charge of making all of the decisions for the family. ![]()
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