Dressed as gay as the sun
After Sir John leaves the room, his servant meets the servant working under Sir John’s child. The two have a conversation about the son and the servant, Tom, assures his counterpart that the son is ready for the weeding, comparing his clothes with the beauty of the sun just to show how much thought he put into his clothes. This comparison also transmits the idea that the son comes from a well off family and how his status can be clearly seen in his clothes.
Marriage as a metaphor for confinement
Marriage is not presented in positive terms in the play, mainly because none of the characters who are married did so out of love. For them, marriage is something they want to escape from, a prison which stops them from doing what they truly want in life. Because of this, marriage is presented here as a metaphor for confinement, something which keeps men prisoners for the rest of their lives.
Love as a metaphor for danger
As the play progresses, the viewer finds that Sir Bevil actually married a woman whom he loved dearly and after the wedding was over, he became paranoid and scared, fearing someone will take her away from him. Because of this, Sir Bevil acted in a strange way, making his fears public to everyone around him. Bevil Jr. admits that in that particular instance, marriage was something dangerous, which pushed his father to almost madness. Because of this, marriage becomes a metaphor for danger, used time and time again.
As my life dwells in my heart
When Bevil Jr. is asked by his servant if he is in love with Indiana, he admits he is, even comparing the love he felt for her with the life which dwells in his heart, or rather with the force he has to live. This comparison is used here to show just how much Bevil Jr. loved Indiana and how he was willing to do everything he could to be with her and to make her happy.
My obligations are like a restraint
Even though Bevil Jr. was in love with Indiana, he did not dare to express his feelings for her, choosing instead to keep them to himself. When he was asked why he did not expressed his feelings, Bevil Jr. compared the obligations he felt he had towards his father as being a restraint, keeping him chained. This comparison has the purpose of showing just how trapped Bevil Jr. felt and how for him, the respect he was expected to show for his father was more important than anything else in the world.
