so-called morality

Ellen 2022-03-20 09:02:01

Should such a tragic ending be blamed on that oppressive era? Is the word morality a shackle that binds people's behavior, or an excuse used to suppress people?

This story begins with lust and ends with blood. Several protagonists are vivid.

--Genius and lunatic are only one step away.
The Earl was too ahead of his time, so he was not accepted by those who defended the Tao, and the public just liked his novels.
He is too obsessed with his ideals. No matter how you torture me, I just want to write and write all your shameless but very real stories.
Suppressed again and again, resisted again and again, until death. Spiritually he was never defeated.

--Because the repression is too deep, there is a desire for lust.
After all, it is human instinct, and even priests endure the contradiction of their inner desires and their beliefs all day long.
Later, he must have regretted it. He didn't do what he should have done when his lover was alive, and he could only miss her beauty in his dreams.

--Right always makes hypocrites, so does the emperor, and so does the doctor.
Full of benevolence and morality, he married a young nun to satisfy his desires.
Using the Countess' money to "treat" her husband is actually used to renovate his own house.
The most ironic thing is that after the death of the Earl, he printed his novels to make money.

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  • Royer-Collard: If you're going to martyr yourself Abbe, do it for God, not the chambermaid.

  • Madeleine: Don't come any closer Abbe, God's watching.