Merchants introduces Januarie Lines 33-54 Flashcards
1
Q
” a sixty yeer a wyfless man was hee”
A
- doesn’t have a wife, decided at 60 he wants to have a wife
- Don’t know if its for religious reasons or if he’s gone mad
- Emphasizes old age, he is OLD
2
Q
” Folwed ay his bodily delit”
“On wommen, ther as was his appetit”
A
- Already shows he isn’t a man that we expected him to be, (not chivalrous noble etc)
- Loved women
3
Q
” Blisful lyf”
“Wedlok is so easy and and so clene”
“It is a paradis”
A
- Thinks marriage will bring a blissful life
- Thinks is wholesome, metaphor
- Unrealistic view on marriage
