In Anne Bradstreet poem, "To My Dear Loving Husband" it states the degree and intensity of love/marriage of Bradstreet and her husband. it is also very demonstrative of her religious beliefs, that through "right living," in this case, a true, righteous marriage, the reward of everlasting life through love will be obtained. Generally, this this poem seems to have almost a stoic to (in my reading); the passion seems forced in some instances. After reading the backround information on Bradstreet: the Puritan religion and the role of woman in that society, I question the sincerity of this poem. I wonder if it was written as a form of hidden sarcasm towards her husband, or maybe as one of the only acceptable means of expression for a female poet's heart. Bradstreet must have been in constant conflict between expressing her true thoughts and emotions because of her societal position and religious beliefs.

             Overall, when reading "love" poetry, I perfer more dramatic and, well, exaggerated extremes of passion which is why, even after reading the backround information, I am still not partically moved in this poem. The constraints that were placed on her by society and religion were partially responsible for the lack of faith in her writing. She knew that she could not overtly express her true feelings due to being banished by her religion and society as will. In the ending I believe this was the only outlet she to be able to express her ideas and feelings. In addition, I think that the poem was written in good faith, but lacked complete honesty. .