¿What characteristics of women and men are important to the mother? Why do you think she highlights those qualities? Fundamentals

The Bridegroom's Mother is elderly and arthritic, but she is still one of the most vocal characters in the play, always seeking gossip and announcing her concerns about the impending marriage. She believes that women should cloister themselves away from society and focus on raising children and pleasing their husbands. Since the death of her husband and son (the Bridegroom's brother), she is slightly overprotective of him and is given to sudden fits of hysterics. She blames the existence of knives for the murders and often complains about them.