# Marriage as a Financial and Social Contract in The Way of the World

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

The play portrays marriage not as a romantic union but as a transactional arrangement governed by money, property, and social standing, as seen in the negotiations between Mirabell and Millamant and the schemes to control fortunes.

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