Symbols in the coquette

Question 1

Scales

Answer 1

Weighing pros and cons

Question 2

Marriage of General and Mrs. Richman (Symbol)

Answer 2

the ideal republican marriage, which is loving and egalitarian though still based in patriarchy. Mrs. Richman is the symbol of the ideal republican wife/mother.

Question 3

Eliza (Symbol)

Answer 3

Eliza as the seducible young woman is viewed as a symbol of the young and unstable nation.