![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He believes that he will avoid getting punished for whatever he does, and it has been so for a long time. Might not the police, the advocates, even the judge, all be in his service, turning a common blind eye to his vices since he was milord whose word must be obeyed?” (Carter, 1993) The violent Marquis marries the heroine, He is the wealthiest person in France, a massive, bearded lord who has a collection of sadistic pornographic materials and murdered his three previous wives in his coastal castle’s bloody chamber, which the heroine will discover later. “His forefathers had ruled this coast for eight centuries, from this castle whose moat was the Atlantic. Marquis sees himself as a noble and wealthy man, which in his opinion, allows him to do whatever he wants to whoever he wants. In the time she lived, it was not possible for a usual woman to find a different way of living, especially if there was a second member in a family in the same situation. On the other hand, it is not difficult to understand her as there seems to be no other way to deal with her situation. Though, she does not seem that innocent from the perspective of exploiting somebody as a source of wealth, as such actions are against morals in any case. Angela Carter is trying to convince the reader to see the heroine this way too. ![]()
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