# Love vs. Personal Autonomy in The Way of the World

> Theme guide for The Way of the World by William Congreve.

Millamant and Mirabell's famous 'proviso scene' dramatizes the tension between romantic attachment and the desire for individual freedom, as they negotiate the terms of marriage to preserve personal liberty.

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