I thought that the mother was the most archetypical character out of the whole lot. She worries excessively about her son, doesn't stop talking about her dead relatives, and wants to see her kid married off to a nice lady. What more could one ask for in a mom, really? I think this kind of characterization surrounding the mother creates a strong sense in the reader of the deep bond the mother has with her family (at least that's what I got out of it).
The groom is pretty stereotypical as well. He is in love with his wife-to-be, so much in love that it makes him feel lost and want to cry. I think that this love blinds him to the fact that the bride may not be as bride-ly as she first appears in act 1 scene 3. When she meets the mother, the bride is a perfect woman. She is an obedient girl, which her father attests to, and she is seen rather than heard for the most part which may have been the norm in that time period. When the bride is alone with the maid, however, she breaks the stereotype. She doesn't seem happy at all to be married. In fact, she seems afraid, agitated, or what have you. These emotions would be more associated with men, I would think. I know that in our time and place marriage, to men, can be viewed as being tied down. Maybe the bride took on a male perspective and viewed it that way as well.
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