Madame Bovary - Stage 6

The novel is one of the most successful examples of 19th century romances. Although the main subject of the story may seem like to focus on Emma Bovary's tragic story and unrequited love, the writer deals with Emma's character and the trapped life of a 19th century French woman, the contradiction of the marriage institution's on human nature, the hypocrisy of social value judgments and moral measu...