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The term "conjugal" in literature has long been a versatile descriptor for the myriad dimensions of marital union—from the intimate and physical to the moral and institutional. In many classic novels, such as those of Alexandre Dumas, conjugal scenes are crafted to evoke both the passionate and ceremonial aspects of marriage, as seen in depictions of dramatic unions and secretive reservations ([1], [2], [3]). Meanwhile, writers like Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Oscar Wilde highlight the bliss and occasional hypocrisy inherent in marital relations, celebrating conjugal felicity or critiquing its ostentatious display ([4], [5]). Philosophical and moral treatises, notably those of Plutarch and Henry Sidgwick, elevate the term to a standard against which relational virtue is measured—discussing conjugal precepts, morality, and even condemning deviations from these ideals ([6], [7], [8], [9]). Moreover, the word finds its place in sociological and ethical analyses, where it is used to explore the economic and political implications of marriage as an institution, thereby intertwining personal affection with broader social order ([10], [11]). Thus, across genres and centuries, "conjugal" remains a powerful term encapsulating the complexity of marital life—its capacity for both profound tenderness and strife, its regulation by law and custom, and its enduring role in shaping human relationships ([12], [13]).
  1. A Conjugal Scene A t the Place Louis XV.
    — from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  2. “Ah,” said the count, “that is a most conjugal reservation; I recollect that at Rome you said something of a projected marriage.
    — from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  3. And perhaps you look for it with as much impatience as I do; perhaps this evening Madame Bonacieux will visit the conjugal domicile.”
    — from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  4. Perdita's name was for ever joined with his; their conjugal felicity was celebrated even by the authentic testimony of facts.
    — from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  5. They flaunt their conjugal felicity in one's face, as if it was the most fascinating of sins.
    — from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  6. See Plutarch's "Conjugal Precepts," § xl.
    — from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch
  7. Of these the most important is the Conjugal Relation.
    — from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick
  8. Conjugal constancy, 81 .
    — from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch
  9. Conjugal Precepts, 70 -84.
    — from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch
  10. The habit of living together soon gave rise to the finest feelings known to humanity, conjugal love and paternal affection.
    — from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  11. It is possible that the economic utility of the division of labor has been a factor in producing the existing form of conjugal society.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  12. Their union was a model to behold, Serene and noble,—conjugal, but cold.
    — from Don Juan by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron
  13. When Andrey Antonovitch had entered upon married life, he had never conceived the possibility of conjugal strife, or dissension in the future.
    — from The possessed : by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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