The definition of liaison is the illicit meeting between two lovers. The reason why the book is called Les Liaison Dengereuse (or in English "Dangerous Liaisons") is because the young lovers, Cecile and Danceny, are going against the will of their superiors, which is that Cecile is to marry Gercault. Also the two corrupt aristocrats, Merteuil and Valmont, are attempting to destroy their love. <Tab/>The characters, Merteuil and Valmont are …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…and challenges Valmont to a swordfight, in which, Valmont dies. <Tab/>The play overall suggests that the aristocracy of France in the late 18th century was corrupt, that they were evil. The play may also be trying to get through to its readers that their lifestyle contributed to their destructiveness. The play also suggests, indirectly, that the qualities of a relation should be unfaltering love, not that of vengeance or deceit.