A verse that stands out to me is "Whether youre favored or disdained, nothing can leave you satisfied. you whimper if youre turned away, you sneer if youve been gratified."

The reason why this verse stands out to me is because Sor Juana was talking about the hypocrisy that men hold towards women. The way i see it, no matter what women do, men will always find a reason to criticize them. Women are placed in a situation where they cant win because society judges them unfairly. Even today women are sometimes judged for the same behaviors that men are praised for. And yes, i do agree with Sor Juanas message because she is defending womens dignity and calling out how unfair women are treated. Her poem is powerful and honest and it shows how this has been a problem for years and reminds us how important this problem is today.

" With you, no woman can hope to score: whichever way, she's bound to lose; spurning you, she's ungratefull succumbing, you call her lewd."

My overall understanding of this verse is that women have a overall high expectations from men and overall society. Overall, all is hard for women to step out of those expectations. I believe that this is still relevant in today's time. Especially in today's political climate. I highly agree with this verse. Coming from a latin home there are a lot of expectation woman and woman are held to a high standards. When it comes to our look, opinion, and sexuality. All in all this verse is very true.

_{“Whether you’re favored or disdained,
nothing can leave you satisfied.
You whimper if you’re turned away,
you sneer if you’ve been gratified.”}

_{In this verse, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz points out the hypocrisy and double standards of men toward women.Sor Juana exposes this contradiction to show how women are unfairly judged in a patriarchal society that sets impossible expectations for them. Sor Juana challenges men for blaming women for behaviors that men themselves provoke, calling out the lack of accountability and the way women are forced into lose-lose situations.Yes, this poem is still very relevant. I agree with Sor Juana’s message. Her poem powerfully defends women’s dignity and intelligence while calling out unfair treatment.}

“You foolish men who lay the guilt on women, not seeing you’re the cause of the very thing you blame.” This quote stood out to me because men don’t take accountability of what they caused yet they’re quick to blame women.

Sor Juana is calling out men for blaming women on problems they create. She’s trying to say it’s unfair to criticize the women. The poem is still very relevant because people still tend to criticize women and expect high standards from them. I agree with her because it’s not right to blame women for something men caused.

Stanza: "Silly, you men - so very adept at wrongly faulting womankind, not seeing you're alone to blame for faults you plant in woman's mind.

Sor Juana discusses the hypocrisy embedded in men's behavior and emphasizes how they fail to take accountability for their actions. Thus, implying that men sabotage instead of empowering, which then creates a sense of dominance and inferiority. Ultimately, the author exposes the hypocritical behavior of men and criticizes them for expecting women to conform to their demands.

Yes, I believe this poem is still relevant today because women continue to be undermined. I also agree with the author's statement because she reveals and exposes the harsh acts that lead to the development of insecurities within women. She highlights the importance of respect and accountability.

"For plain default of common sense, could any action be so queer as oneself to cloud the mirror, then complain that it’s not clear?"

This verse stood out to me because the metaphor of the mirror is being used to capture the hypocrisy of men who corrupt or lead women into situations that could be seen as “shameful” and critique them for being impure or immoral. She exposes how men project their own faults and desires onto women, and refuse to take responsibility for the results of their actions. This verse shows her argument that women’s “sins” are often reflection of male influence and societal hypocrisy. This poem does seem relevant, its main message about double standards in gender roles is related to today’s society when it comes to victim blaming, sexual politics, and societal expectations of women. This metaphor still fits in our society, often about women roles or behaviors. I agree with Sor Juana. Her critique exposes a truth about gender inequality, the habit of blaming women for problems caused by patriarchal norms. Her poem challenges centuries of one sided moral judgment, urging self awareness that still feels urgent today.

"If you’d give up pursuing them,
you’d discover, without a doubt.
you’ve a stronger case to make
against those who seek you out.''

I chose this verse because she explains that woman have to stop following men and stop seeking to chase their attention rather than to let men chase woman. For woman to have High standards and they will become stronger than those men who have double standards and we can see this issue remain a problem with new partners, when a woman is forced to listen to the men and the men is stronger.

I agree with her because woman are supposed to be treated right and not like if they are an item, and no men or woman should have double standards, both men and woman have equal power.

"You batter her resistance down

an then, all righteousness, proclaim

that feminine frivolity,

Not your persistence is to blame."

From my understanding of the verse, men are being called out for pressuring women, almost coercing them, and then the same men judge women for behaving a certain way. The woman is being blamed for "giving in" as if it's her fault. So men are not taking the blame/responsibility for what they did. I think it shows things such as power dynamics and hypocrisy.

Yes, this poem is still relevant today! I think that in today's society, women are heavily judged and criticized by men about things such as "provoking men" through power dynamics, expectations, and in relationships. We see this in the workplace, on social media, and in the dating circle. Unfortunately, it has become a social norm due to cultural stereotypes. It feels almost like the saying You're dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.

I would say I agree with her perspective. I think calling out the hypocritical behavior of society/men towards women is only right.

“When it comes to bravely posturing,

your witlessness must take the prize:

you’re the child that makes a bogeyman,

and then recoils in fear and cries”.

This stanza speaks on the faults many men have and create. Sor Juana is calling out their hypocrisy. Men are the creation of many things, they beg, they shout that they want something specific but once they see this creation becoming the main thing, they retract and start faulting others for something they wanted. She is speaking on the arrogance many men have and turn their backs on the creations they started themselves. She speaks on the hypocrisy they have on wanting something but once they see what they wanted they feel disgusted.

This poem is very relevant today. It is something that has and will probably continue to be happening for generations. Men and accountability is something that is rare. This hypocrisy and patriarchy she speaks of is something we are going through. This poem is about double standards on things men want but hate. Its a cycle that will always continue due to hypocrisy. I agree with her, she is calling out the hypocrisy of this patriarchy that has been created by men and the standards women are held but once the standards are “met”, men become disgusted of the very thing they created.

"Still, whether it's torment or anger and both ways you've yourselves to blame, God bless the woman who won't have you, no matter how loud you complain."

In this verse I select, I believe from my understanding that she is trying to say that men attempt to desire the woman they alway wish for even when the woman reject them. In other words, men see the rejections of the women as anger or torment seeing as they are being childish.

In my opinion, this poem can still be relevant today because we can still see some men having frustrations or blaming towards women when they get reject. I agree with her because she mention how men actions can be the cause of the woman's behavior without realizing it. That's say, woman's behavior towards men can be the cause for their outcomes actions.

A certain passage that stood out to me was “ For plain default of common sense, could any action be so queer as oneself to cloud the mirror, then complain that it’s not clear?”

This stood out to me because Sor Juana is saying that men blame women for being impure or imperfect, yet they are the ones who cause or influence that behavior.

I think this poem is still relevant today because society still judges women more harshly than men in many situations. Sor Juana’s message calls out unfair treatment and defends women’s right to be seen as equals.

“When it comes to bravely posturing,

your witlessness must take the prize:

you’re the child that makes a bogeyman,

and then recoils in fear and cries.”

I chose this verse because to me it means that people can create their own fears and problems in their own minds and end up hurting themselves. For example, as it mentions a ‘child that makes a boogeyman’ which shows often how fears come from within and not something that’s actually real. She is saying that men create the problems themselves and act like the victims. She is calling out their hypocrisy about complaining and blaming women after.

Yes this poem is still relevant because double standards still exist. Women are still being judged everyday for the way they act.

Yes I agree with her because she is bringing awareness to the treatment women get. She highlights the importance of respect and equality.

“Still, whether it’s torment or anger--

"Silly, you men - so very adept
at wrongly faulting womankind,
not seeing you’re alone to blame
for faults you plant in woman’s mind."

What I'm understanding is the poem criticizing men who blame woman for problems they've caused. The poem goes over men being hypocrites and double standards surrounding relationships. How men can behave towards woman and take no accountability.

The poem's still relevant today because we see a lot of double standards that have been normalized by cultures or society. I agree because still today it can be argued that these problems still exist when they shouldn't.

A Stanza that stood out to me was "if you’d give up pursuing them, you’d discover, without a doubt. You’ve got a stronger case to make against those who seek you out."

Sor Juana catches my attention here because what she is saying is that if you are a woman who knows better will not waste time pursuing someone who has bad intentions or not any good ones, and that you are better off focusing on yourself, and you will see how you will be stronger. Also, how according to Sor Juana that it gives no good and unfair treatments that are not honest views.

Yes, I believe this poem is still relevant today because of how many people are suffering from this and need to learn how to grow and move on from past experiences. This also shows the unfair treatments of women and how they will face frustation in their life.

Yes i do agree with her because she always keeps on mentioning the society she lives in

A verse that stood out to me was "For plain default of common sense, could any action be so queer as to oneself to cloud the mirror, then complain that it's not clear?"

I think that this means that some men negate common sense and deceive themselves believing something that is not true and then this clouds their "mirror" and then not see the actions that are clear in the "mirror" and complain that it's not clear.

I think this poem is very relevant today since there are still men that make these mistakes and see women in this way.

I think I agree with her since there are still men lot of men that treat women like this unfairly and unhumanly way.