Comment on the theme of love and marriage in The Way of the World. / Comment on the Dowry, Marriage and Adultery as a theme in The Way of the World.

Comment on the theme of love and marriage in The Way of the World. / Comment on the Dowry, Marriage and Adultery as a theme in The Way of the World.

Congreve’s The way of the world is a great example of the ‘Restoration comedy of manners’. It mainly deals with the relations of men and women in marriage. Restoration comedy contains the element of sex and love in abundance. In other words, we can say that the sexual relation of men and women is the focal point of Restoration Comedy. Restoration dramatists are mainly concerned with the upper strata of society. Congreve occupies a special status when he deals with the subject of love and marriage. He is absolutely brilliant in the portrayal of his contemporary society.

               

Congreve, in The way of the world, has presented the relations of men and women in a realistic manner. When we go through the play, it becomes clear to us that immoral practices and infidelity dominate the society. Men and women are engaged in extra-marital affairs. They are suffering from moral degradation. Nobody is reliable, husbands and wives cheat each others. Lovers deceive his beloveds and vice-versa.

               

As we go through the play we notice that the hero, namely Mirabell, is in love with Millamant, but as the play progresses we detect the demerits in Mirabell’s personality. He is cheating Millamant because he is also involved with the daughter of Lady wishfort, Mrs. Fainall. He had sexual relations with her and, as a result, she had become pregnant. Here we find the cowardness and infidelity in Mirabell- he should have himself married the woman. But he tells her to marry Mr. Fainall only to cover up her family reputation. Strange enough, she never protests against this act and treats her husband as a scapegoat. It shows that she is very intimate with him..................................................................................................................................

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