Home they brought her warrior dead: She nor swoon'd, nor utter'd cry: All her maidens, watching, said, 'She must weep or she will die.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When a woman receives her dead warrior, she is expected to we or else she will die.
- In plain terms
- A grieving woman is pressured to weep, else she may die.
- What can you take from it?
- Societal pressure forces outward sorrow for health.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is crying linked to survival?
- Can grief be private?
Another view
Some cultures accept stoic mourning.
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