While reading this excerpt of Marinelli’s The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects of Men it was shocking to learn of all the animosity that existed between the sexes. However, it wasn’t totally unbelievable because of the inequality that existed with women having limited rights, married off like property, and not receiving fair wages (much like today). Initially, when she wrote about a myth about a man being jealous of his goddess wife I couldn’t accept it as factual evidence. However, in the light that a man wrote this fable indicates deep seated negative emotions that plague people in particular among the sexes. Additionally, the purpose of her sharing this tale was to expose that fact men aren’t without blemish. Moreover, within
