Kun uusi viini kukkii

A sunlit household scene brings a visiting clergyman into conversation with a group of spirited young women, whose playful ceremonies give way to serious debate. They dispute a sermon that upholds a Pauline ideal of wifely submission, questioning whether conjugal surrender is sacred fulfillment or personal loss. Through brisk, often comic exchanges and domestic tableaux the piece examines tensions between religious authority, romantic idealism, and emerging female autonomy, portraying generational clashes and conflicting uses of scriptural language. The drama mixes satire and moral reflection to probe how custom, faith, and feeling shape expectations of marriage and individual freedom.