A Good Wife

According to the text, a ¡§good wife¡¨ is ¡§man¡¦s most precious treasure. She belongs to him so profoundly that she partakes of the same essence as he; she has his name, his gods, and he is responsible for her¡¨ (Page 175). A woman whom been considered as a ¡§good wife¡¨ should regard her husband¡¦s wishes are as laws appointed for her by divine will. If she endures them with patience and gentleness, she will …

…obviously been spiritualized to a considerable extent¡¨, man no longer seeing his wife according to her physical forms but instead his wife becomes his soul. His wife becomes ¡§the soul of the house, of the family, of the home. And she is the soul of such larger groups, also, as the city, state, and nation¡¨ (Page 177). Other Source: From Aristotle, The Politics & Economics of Aristotle, Edward English Walford & John Gillies, trans, (London: G. Bell & Sons, 1908).