How did the aristocratic family (the Paston family) and the marriage function in the Late Middle Ages? What responsibilities did family members take in their lives? Why? What made a good marriage? Why?
What was the role of love in family relationships? Why? Use Paston letters 3,4,12,17,22,27,30,47,51,52,55, 66,84,85,86,100,102,103,106,107,121,122,124. The idea of the paper is obviously to use the letters as a reference guide to answer the questions. Make sure to cite specific examples from the letter to support the argument