What inference might we draw about Griselda based upon the following meanings:

Explicit meaning: She allows her husband to take her children.

Implicit meaning: She ranks her husband's happiness over her children's welfare.

A. Griselda represents the ration and logic typically attributed to men.

B. Griselda lacks the ration and logic typically attributed to men.

C. Medieval writers believed loyalty to one's husband was more important than devotion to one's children.

D. Griselda is mentally incompetent and should not be allowed to have children.

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Titus Douglas

13 September, 12:14

What inference might we draw about Griselda based upon the following meanings:

Explicit meaning: She allows her husband to take her children.

Implicit meaning: She ranks her husband's happiness over her children's welfare.

A. Griselda represents the ration and logic typically attributed to men.

B. Griselda lacks the ration and logic typically attributed to men.

C. Medieval writers believed loyalty to one's husband was more important than devotion to one's children.

D. Griselda is mentally incompetent and should not be allowed to have children.

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Gerald Adams · Answer 1

Based on the given explicit and implicit meaning of Griselda's actions it may be concluded that she is more concerned with her husband's well-being than her children's. The inference that may be drawn in this situation is that the medieval writers believed loyalty to one's husband was more important than devotion to one's children. Thus, the answer is letter C.