Medieval Women

There was a major rift between the views which was held of men and of women at this time. Women were revealed as people who were driven by emotion, the opposite of the “intellectual, reasoning” masculine character. The overall view was that women were to be looked down on. Men were held to a much higher esteemed role both in relationships and in the world’s culture. Women were inferior to men and any marriages purpose was solely for the man to obtain an heir. Although some authors argued for women, that they were mistreated the over all consensus was that women’s roles in society was that of the weaker sex.