Age Matters

Age is a number that matters during this time period because it determines if one is fit for love. "Age is a bar, because after the sixtieth year in a man and the fiftieth in a woman" one is too old to feel the enjoyment and passion one gets from love (Line 15,16 on page 32). However, if "a girl is under the age of twelve and a boy before the fourteenth year," they are too young to experience love and understand the complex rules of it (Line 21,22 on page 32). Therefore, age does matter and has an affect on how one views and understands the rules and complexities of love.