The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy really digs out what is there in the relation of a man and a woman, especially in a flawed matrimonial one. Tolstoy frankly shows, through his protagonist, that in the flawed matrimonial relationship, the wife can no longer respect the husband because of his past—in the past, he’s the kind of men who always had fun with women, even the married ones, and always avoided serious relationship. The wife can easily be attracted to a handsome man and the husband is too jealous.
One time, the husband invites the man to whom his wife is attracted to play music at his home with his wife, to play “The Kreutzer Sonata”. Unexpectedly, the wife and the protagonist’s wife played very well and it even made the man thinks that they internalized the music too much that the music itself sounds lustful. Later, when the husband’s out of town, Continue reading »
