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'…for her, life was as cold as an attic with a window looking to the
north, and ennui, like a spider, was silently spinning its shadowy web
in every cranny of her heart.'
Married to Charles, a provincial doctor, Emma Bovary yearns for a more
glamorous life. Disenchanted with her husband and seeking an escape from
their dull marriage she is soon tempted into a brief romantic liaison
with another man. Although short-lived, she remains desirous of passion
and the finer things in life and embarks on another affair, destroying
her reputation.
Considered scandalous at the time, Emma Bovary's superficial and immoral
behaviour shocked readers and caused moral outcry. Flaubert holds up to
ridicule not only Madame Bovary herself, but the society that dares to
judge her.
