Relationships are one of the greatest juxtaposed idea that faces man. As humans with completely different experiences and thoughts, we will never fully agree with anyone on everything, so that greatly plagues a relationship. But you also are filled with happiness and joy when you are with someone you love. In the passage, “Rosamond and Tertius Lydgate” by Mary Ann Evans, it shows the complex mechanisms that exist in a relationship through their argument over financial matters. The fight begins with varying opinions on what they should do over their financial problems. Lydgate believed that their only option was to sell some of their belongings and not tell their family, but of course Rosamond had the opposite opinions. Through a feminist perspective, you can see that Evans highlights Lydgate’s use of his masculine …show more content…
To combat his behavior, Evans takes the other side to show that Rosamond utilizes her female sensitivity of being quiet and somber to make Lydgate feel horrible for what he said. In a situation of anger, those who are loved get lashed out at because we try to do what is best in our own minds, but Lydgate realizes that he was too hard on Rosy, and “her tears cut him to the heart”. Evans exemplifies this situation to show that although they are fighting, Lydgate feels deep remorse and guilt for showing this “young creature that had known nothing but indulgence” the pain of some light financial hardships. Evans uses third person omniscient perspective to show how both of them are struggling to win control of the relationship and situation through two different and gender stereotypical ways. Lydgate sees that Rosy is using emotions to benefit her argument, so he becomes more gentle and loving so she can no longer use that. She used the argument that “his self blame gave her some hope that he would attend to her opinion”. Evans then shows that Lydgate