From reading the passage of “The day after the wedding from Undine” one the book ” The Penguin Book of Mermaids”.In this passage where both perspectives of a married couple are told and the emotions that come with it. “I think, however, nevertheless, that you will keep me with you; I love so heartily” (104). The romance in this marriage is unpredictable journey when it starts. As the passage continues into the depths of Huldbrand and Undine. It seems how their marriage was mostly filled with Huldbrand thoughts of his partner. It is a something that lots of this passage mainly talks about how does the feelings of a relationship is wild and the path is long and winding. “Huldbrand. full as he was of strange fear and emotions, knew not what to reply” (104). It implies that Huldbrand is an overly affectionate man to his spouse and it is affecting her with lots tension throughout the passage and the example that shows this more from undine is that “No, there, opposite to me! I will read my sentence in your eyes, before your lips speak; now, listen attentively to what I will relate to you” (104). It seems like Undine is saying that she is not feeling as enthusiastic as her husband Huldbrand who is a persuasive and light hearted man.

For my thoughts on the passage is that their is something about this couple is that there is a thing about how people in real life can be out of touch of their behavior and to prove that in one example “Thus my father, who is a powerful water-prince in the Mediterranean Sea, desired that his only daughter should become possessed of a soul, even though she must then endure man sufferings of those thus endowed” (105). By this interpretation it means that there is two different meanings of what a marriage means for the recently married newlyweds on their honeymoon. Another undine interpretation of her perspective of marriage is “I am now passed of a soul, and my soul thanks you, my inexpressibly beloved one, and it will ever thank you, if you do not make my whole life miserable” (105) and (106).