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lamont-hard — 11 years ago(January 12, 2015 11:18 AM)
Did madame de tourvel husband find out about the affair if so what was there exchange. what was the reaction I cannot find anything on this. A poster said at the end she no longer wanted to shame her marriage. Did she and her husband reconcile.
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maggieameanderings — 10 years ago(June 15, 2015 03:03 PM)
Did madame de tourvel husband find out about the affair if so what was there exchange. what was the reaction I cannot find anything on this. A poster said at the end she no longer wanted to shame her marriage. Did she and her husband reconcile.
I read the book once 20 years ago, but I definitely remember that she did not "retire to a convent to repent" as the other poster stated. That was Cecile.
Like in the movie Madame de Tourvel dies. A modern part of me questions if it's actually possible for a healthy young woman to die of shame and guilt, but, realistically, people who became ill then frequently died from the appalling medical treatment of the time. (Repeated blood letting with unsterilized instruments can do that.) So, for an author writing during the time, there wouldn't be anything uncommon about someone falling ill, going in for standard medical treatment of the day and dying.
I can't remember if Madame de Tourvel confesses to her husband in the book. My 20 year old impression is that he was away throughout the entire situation.
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