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 toward