Is Georgiana's life happy or sad? She lived in an aristocratic family since she was a child, married the duke, and gave birth to an heir. The duke finally showed her respect for her, and she also had a friend who never left her. But the duke cheated repeatedly, was indifferent and arrogant to her, his friend committed adultery with the duke, was forced to leave his lover, and lost his child, how pitiful.
She was the epitome of a miserable woman of that era, trapped in her family, and the only thing she could barely show was her clothes and hat. Obviously, she has outstanding eloquence, and obviously, she is more popular than the members of the public, but because she is a woman, she can only show herself through clothes and hats. In the eyes of her husband, she is not a person, but a tool to produce heirs. What's even more tragic is that such a husband can already be considered a "good husband", at least he won't beat Georgiana or force her to separate from the children. Georgiana is rebellious. Facing the betrayal of her friends and her husband, she chose to leave, but she was cowardly. She obeyed her mother's persuasion and returned to her husband. Her biggest struggle happened after giving birth to an heir. With her backing, she chose to leave with her lover. That was probably her happiest time, participating in politics with like-minded lovers. But the revolt soon ended. The count's husband threatened her with his lover's future and the children, and she gave up in the face of the children's letters. She once told Elizabeth that she couldn't give up everything, even for the sake of her children. But in the end, she gave up the life she wanted and returned to that huge cage for the children.
In this movie, no one is happy.
Georgiana's good friend Elizabeth was abused by her cheating husband and couldn't even see her children. She could only get the right to live with her children by committing adultery with a powerful duke. She did treasure Georgiana as a friend, but she hurt her best friend for the sake of the child.
The Duke has everything, wealth, status, heirs, he has everything. But he is not happy. He hated long-winded MPs but had to listen to them and sponsor them. He knew he was in a cage, and he hated it all, but what was the use? Even if he were a duke, he wouldn't change anything.
The ending is happy. Georgiana continued to be a socialite, and all eyes were on her; Gray became Prime Minister; the Duke, Elizabeth, and Georgiana lived in peace. Everything looks good, but nothing has changed. They are in the cage and never come out. Georgiana came out, but she went back.
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