Plutarchs Letter to His Wife
Plutarch is a loving, caring, and compassionate human being even though it may not seem obvious after one first reads his Consolation to His Wife, which talks about the death of his daughter Timoxena. He is a philosopher and as such is preaching his beliefs in this letter, however not to his wife even though it was supposedly written for her. He states many times throughout the letter (obviously not in the same way) that he does not have to "worry" about his wife having ". ... incontinence in her soul," which further proves the point that the letter was in fact intended for another audience besides his wife. ... Because time and time again he says things about the nature of grief and sickness of the heart and tells the reader, ostensibly his wife, how it is not good to grieve. Yet Plutarch also points out that his wife needs no reminder or help in knowing how to deal with such events. Why then write a letter to his wife explaining how she should act at a time like this if it is in fact unnecessary?