A Bachelor's Complaint Of The Behavior Of Married Man

Charles Lamb (1775-1834), belongs to nineteenth century Romantic period. He was an essayist and English writer, often regarded as the prince of essays. Lamb was born in London to Elizabeth Field and John Lamb. Lamb started his literary career as a poet but as a poet he was unsuccessful because poetry did not come to him naturally and then he published “Tales from Shakespeare” in collaboration with his sister Mary Lamb. He then devoted half of his life in taking care of his afflicted sister. By nature he is an easy going, out spoken and charming man and remained bachelor throughout his life. Charles Lamb, William Hazlitt, and Thomas De Quincey were the three major essayists of the Romantic period. At the age of forty five …show more content…
He asserts pros and cons of married people based upon his experiences. This essay is highly evocative in nature which is why readers can empathize while reading. Critic David Daiches says: “The writer’s own character is always there, flaunted before the reader, but it is carefully prepared and controlled before it is exhibited.” Every bachelor can relate to this essay. Lamb in his essay communicates with the reader not as teacher but as a friend and to him. Therefore, the comments that he makes in "A Bachelor's Complaint of the Behaviour of Married People" are humorous as well as …show more content…
The essayist comments on the innocence of child and how their infancy charms us. They are very delicate and sweetest thing in nature with pure heart and are very close to celestial being which is why Lamb is nice to them despite of the fact that he is not very fond of children. Lamb had a great friend circle and after his friends got married he finds noticeable change in the attitude of his best friends, it is because wife tries to impose her opinion on her husband of whatever her judgement is about her husband’s best friend and husband has to support her wife in every aspect. If a man does not listen to what his wife says or does not agree with her opinion then there are fair chances that relationship of them might not go well. The essayist calls himself “rusty piece of metal” or very old friend who needs approval of his best friend’s wife. If the married woman disapproves the old friendship and that they do it very perfectly and in a sarcastic way. They figure out the bad habits of husband’s friend either by staring at him or by overemphasizing on their bad habits or they excessively flirts with husband’s