Quotation
“When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.”
G. B. Shaw
The idea behind the quotation
Shaw points out the irony of marriage vows: people promise lifelong commitment while in a passionate state that is intense but temporary.
Vocabulary in context
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