“ Marriage is a chain which should never be imposed by force. ”
Molière, The Imaginary Invalid (1673). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Imaginary Invalid |
| Topic | marriage force |
| Date | 1673 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Heron Wall |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid |
Context
“merit has not yet made enough impression on my heart.
ARG. Oh! nonsense! There will be time enough for the impression to be
made after you are married.
ANG. Ah! my father, give me time, I beseech you! Marriage is a chain
which should never be imposed by force. And if this gentleman is a man
of honour, he ought not to accept a person who would be his only by
force.
T. DIA. _Nego consequentiam._ I can be a man of honour, Madam,
and at the same time accept you from the hands of your father.”
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