The insights drawn from the "The Wife's Lament" can number in many ways due to different interpretations of the poem! In my honest opinion, the bonds of Anglo-Saxon kinship are fickle and serve only to help one's personal gains. The wife was led astray by her husband and kinsman for reasons we can only assume that the kin of the husband did not accept his wife. As much as the wife tried to reach out to those around her, the loyalty of kin is greater than the acceptance of outsiders. The role of women is that of the wife, not a leader, but rather to be a mother, a caretaker, and a lover.
I think so because being able to say you did/accomplished something, can bring you a sense of purpose and happiness. If you focus on merely trying to be happy, you will get carried away and frustrated, but if you set goals, and accomplish them, you wil feel like a winner.
Poe is able to create suspense throughout the whole story by talking about the tunnels and how damp and dark they are and the presence of death. The way he writes this story shows dark imagery. You can imagine Montresor taking Fortunato into the tunnels and how dark it is
