According to the ancient law that egeus cites, he can kill hermia if she doesn’t do what he wants. is this law just? should a father be able to do whatever he wants with his daughter? explain you answer.

This law is definitely not just, although it used to be implemented in the past. even though hermia is indeed egeus' daughter, that does not mean that he can control her every move, and her life overall. she doesn't belong to him just by virtue of being his daughter - he has no right to decide whether she will live or die if she doesn't do as she is told.i don't think that a father should be able to do whatever he wants with his children, be they daughters or sons. yes, when they are still very young and cannot take care of themselves, obviously the parents are going to do that for them but that stops at some point when the children grow up. i think that the daughter should be able to decide for herself what her life is going to turn out to be like, and not depend on her father to make that decision for her.