Intimates

Question 1

Poor, unflattering image of his wife Frieda. She is trying to emotionally manipulate him

Answer 1

Don’t you care for my love? she said bitterly.

Question 2

Satirical. He is saying he should ask herself these questions before asking him. Exasperation or hint at humour delivered with punctuation

Answer 2

Please address these questions to the proper person!

Question 3

He is saying that if she wishes to change something then she must ask herself because he has nothing to do with it

Answer 3

Please make all requests to head-quarters!

Question 4

She holds the power and authority in the relationship when it comes to emotional matters

Answer 4

In all matters of emotional importance

please approach the supreme authority direct!

Question 5

He gives her the mirror to distract her. Again, an unflattering image that makes her seem self absorbed and needy. Use of humour with imagery

Answer 5

I handed her the mirror.
And she would have broke it over my head,
but she caught sight of her own reflection

Question 6

Reiterating the fact that she is self-centred and absorbed in her own appearance

Answer 6

held her spellbound for two seconds

Question 7

Moment of tension interrupted by his humour once again. Making fun of typical love poems. Lighthearted but there is the undercurrent of a troubled relationship

Answer 7

while I fled