Let there be then no coercion established in society, and the common law of gravity prevailing, the sexes will fall into their p
roper places. And, now that more equitable laws are forming your citizens, marriage may become more sacred: your young men may choose wives from motives of affection, and your maidens allow love to root out vanity. What is the central idea of the excerpt?
In equal roles, men and women will establish more meaningful marriages.
Explanation:
In accordance with the excerpt from "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," the author Mary Wollstonecraftclaims that a more equal society with no oppression will make marriage more solemn. The reason is young men will marry for love, and at the same time love will make women less conceited.
Obedience and control is a recurring theme of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The line in this excerpt from act 1 of the play reflects this theme is: "My little songbird must never do that again. A songbird must have a clean beak to chirp with--no false notes!"
