The poem "The Clown's Wife" represents the difference between the personal and professional lives of people. Do you agree?

There are actually two questions implied
here, so I'll give you some guidance for both.

One question is whether the
reader agrees that this is the theme of the poem. I think it would be difficult to find textual
support otherwise. The speaker notes the way her husband is a "king on a throne" at
work and although he performs well on stage, he comes home with the "world on his
shoulder." His wife then becomes the performer, doing what is needed to cheer
him.

Another question is whether people generally do thisact one way at work
and another way at home. Although a generalization like this could not possibly apply to every
circumstance, people do (generally) feel more comfortable at home and are more themselves (good
and bad). Venting about work and school, pent up all day because of social restrictions, spills
out at home. True passions are shared at home. Deep conversations, which people can't
necessarily have at work due to a lack of time or a lack of meaningful relationships there,
happen at home as well. Additionally, every personal relationship has differing demands on a
person. The dynamics of a boss/employee relationship is different, for example, than the
dynamics of a mother/daughter relationship. So I do think that people generally behave
differently at work (or school) than at home, but that isn't necessarily a negative
thing.