Analysis Of A Delicate Balance And The Merchant Of Venice

Marriages everywhere have their troubles, yet everyone is able to relate to other couples problems. By looking at A Delicate Balance and The Merchant of Venice we will see their perspective on how marriages have changed over time of the martial relationship. After getting an overview of these books we will then apply it to present day and see if anything really has changed. The marriages I’ll be analyzing is Bessanio and Portia from The Merchant of Venice and Tobia ad Agnes from A Delicate Balance. By examining Bessanio’s behavior towards Portia and Tobia’s toward Agnes, we can see how the role of the husband has changed from emotional support and conversations to the development of the wives having bigger roles. One thing that is very

If it wasn’t obvious before Tobias and Agnes weren’t the greatest. When there are with others they show interest in what each other has to say. But once it comes to be alone together Agnes mostly did all the talking. Truthfully most of the time Tobias didn’t really listen to any of her rants. Thus paying more attention to the content of his alcoholic beverage then his own wife speaking to him. You would hope that maybe the newlyweds Bessanio and Portia do a better job at communicating to one another than them. In my opinion, I don’t think they do any better than Agnes and Tobias. Therefore, here is a quote to develop better understand of their relationship.

Portia: “You were to blame-I must be plain with you. To part so slightly with your wife’s first gift, a thing stuck on with oaths upon your finger, and so riveted with faith unto your flesh. I gave my love a ring, and made him swear never to part with it; and here he stands. I dare be sworn for him he would not leave it nor pluck it from his finger, for the wealth that the world masters. Now in faith, Gratiano, you give your wife too unkind a cause of grief. And, ‘twere to me, I should be mad at it.” (Shakespeare, 1600, p.

As discussed before neither of the fiction couples had it. As for the real relationships, it’s a different story. There is somewhat a little emotional support between my parents. They have been marriage for thirty years. Faced plenty of bumps in the road. Their relationship is more than just leaving together though but it’s not a couple on either. They are more like friends that support each other. The loving connection no longer there only when it comes to a kiss goodnight before bed. Even if they actually listen to each other and are compassionate about the struggles each other are going through. They never saw to agree with their opinion on how to fix it. From my perspective, they have the ‘50s style marriage. Were you must agree with what the husband’s views are, the wife is the housekeeper, the husband to quote brings home the bacon and does the yard work. Thus making the emotional support rather one-sided my mom supports and is there for my father but he isn’t there for her. Emotional support is a two-way street, not one way. But when I look at my brother’s relationship with his fiancé Sarah they do share emotional support for each other. Somehow a couple that is only been together for about fours years has more support for each other than a couple that has been together for thirty years makes no sense. Part of me wonders if it due to the fact they are still getting to now reaching