In Congreve's "Love for Love" (1695) and "The Way of the World" (1700), the "wit duels" between lovers typical of 1670s comedy are underplayed. The give-and-take set pieces of couples still testing their attraction for each other have mutated into witty prenuptial debates on the eve of marriage, as in the famous "Proviso" scene in "The Way of the World" (1700). Vanbrugh's "The Provoked Wife" (1697) follows in the footsteps of Southerne's "Wives' Excuse", with a lighter touch and more humanly recognisable characters.