5.
The speaker in the poem "Verses Written by a Young Lady, on Women Born to be
Controll'd!" says that "wretched is a woman's fate... Subject to man in every state"
(Lines 1-3). How is this like Delia's experience as Sykes's wife? In what ways was Delia
free to make her own decisions? Thinking about the ending of "Sweat," what role did
Sykes play in the decision Delia ultimately made?