“ How can a man be so poor-spirited as to let his wife have absolute power over him, and never dare to oppose anything she has resolved upon? ”
Molière, The Learned Ladies (1672). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Learned Ladies |
| Topic | power wife |
| Date | 1672 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Heron Wall |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Learned_Women |
Context
“Did you not propose Clitandre to her?
CHRY. No; for as she talked of another son-in-law, I thought it was better for me to say nothing.
ARI. Your prudence is to the last degree wonderful! Are you not ashamed of your weakness? How can a man be so poor-spirited as to let his wife have absolute power over him, and never dare to oppose anything she has resolved upon?
CHRY. Ah! it is easy, brother, for you to speak; you don't know what a dislike I have to a row, and how I love rest and peace. My wife has a terrible disposition. She makes a great show of the name of philosopher, but she is not the less passionate on that account;”
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