 Since the second half of the twentieth century, scholars have tended to follow Denys Page in dismissing this argument.William Race, for instance, says that the poem contains nothing to indicate that it is about a wedding, while Christina Clark argues that, though the interaction between the two characters observed by the speaker indicates that they are of similar social status, their interaction is likely to be compatible with a number of possible relationships, not just that between a bride and groom.For instance, she suggests that they might just as well be brother and sister.