Arides
Arides - meaning Summary
Marriage as Resignation
This short poem depicts a timid man, Arides, who marries an unattractive woman out of boredom and resignation rather than affection. Unable to motivate himself or find purpose, he accepts marriage as a passive fate—a way to escape his inertia. The narrative frames his choice as surrender: he relinquishes agency, permits another to determine his life, and thus proceeds toward an implied unhappy or inevitable outcome."
Read Complete AnalysesThe bashful Arides Has married an ugly wife, He was bored with his manner of life, Indifferent and discouraged he thought he might as Well do this as anything else. Saying within his heart,’I am no use to myself, 'Let her, if she wants me, take me.' He went to his doom.
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