Modern readers often feel uncomfortable with the conflicting relationship between women's ability and wifely duty and the general tone of subordination to men encompassed within the play.
However, she also maintains the dignity of her wifely obligations to her husband.
The income of the husband, being very much below, he returns his own income, and the wife—out of wifely affection—declines to give him any information with regard to her income.
Interestingly, this was revealed by the gender of witnesses, men used male witnesses to testify to wifely adultery, women suing for cruelty were supported mostly by other women.
Still, the women try to prepare her for her wifely duties.
She then decided to leave her family, which contradicted what was seen as her wifely duty.
Her husband was entitled to demand it from the owner of the factory or workshop if his wife did not hand it over to him with proper wifely obedience.
Although the wives show concern for their husbands out of wifely katagi, the men never listen and always do what they think is best.
