A dream has power to poison sleep.
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A system could not well have been devised more studiously hostile to human happiness than marriage.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Marriage is portrayed as an institution that can be detrimental to human happiness.
In this quote, Percy Bysshe Shelley expresses a critical perspective on marriage, suggesting that it often serves as an obstacle to true happiness. He emphasizes the idea that the institution of marriage, through its societal expectations and constraints, may limit individual freedom and fulfillment, leading to unhappiness rather than joy.
Themes
MarriageHappinessRelationshipsSocietyFreedom
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the pressures of societal expectations on personal happiness.
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