Magdalena and Balthasar
The book Magdalena and Balthasar by Steven Ozment describes the relationship between a married couple in the sixteenth century. Balthasar was a merchant who traveled a couple months out of each year for his trade. Magdalena, his wife, was very devoted to him and helped him with his business. Their relationship, which included trust, loyalty, and love, was very different then most married couples of their time. They had a son together and even though he was not in their lives for long, he was dearly treasured. Although Magdalena and Balthasar led different lives of modern day, the relationship between the two are very much the same as a typical married couple today. Marriage in the sixteenth century varied greatly from Magdalena and Balthasar's relationship. Besides loving, trusting, and respecting each other Magdalena and Balthasar shared a closeness that many couples of their time could not come close to achieving. Magdalena would share her thoughts about everything with him. She would express her feelings of widows remarrying too soon saying that it is a sign of betrayal to their dead husband. She also shares her business interests with Balthsar. Most men would not put up with that and not listen to their wives, bu
Balthasar treated her always with the respect of a modern day women. Another thing that contributed to their successful marriage was the respect that they had for each other. Based solely upon Magdalena and Balthasar's marriage a person could say that it was very much like a modern day marriage, and that it did differ greatly then any other marriage of their time. They looked to God for answers, but found joy in themselves. t Balthasar valued what Magdalena had to say. He wanted his son to keep up with his studies "diligently", be respectful, and be good in general. Since Little Balthasar did get very sick and died, Balthasar came home from his trade route as soon as possible. In conclusion, Magdalena and Balthasar's marriage was quite different then that in the sixteenth century. They did have to learn to love each other's qualities and learn to love each other in general. She ran the trade from the house when Balthasar was away. Although Balthasar was the head of the household, he never treated her with a lessor respect. He relied on her as a partner, and even listened to her when she would tell him to do something. Even when things got really rough Magdalena and Balthasar still were able to see the brighter side.
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