This particular story is of the French Revolution from 1789-1795. An aristocratic girl falls in love with a 'nobody' and finds their roles reversed. After the fall of the royal family, the church, and any privileged family this young man has influence and the means to provide for her.
The characters themselves is not what struck me, but the thought of "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" Alfred Lord Tennyson. This bond and devotion between these two characters is unbreakable. The truest of true love. Even Imagining the devastation this girl is feeling as her beloved is taken to the guillotine (completely innocent of any crime) breaks my heart. I tear up thinking about it! Actually feeling the sadness she experiences is impossible.
I would rather never love like that and have to lose them. This may seem ignorant, since I've never experienced that kind of love, but I think it would be better living in my ignorant bliss. Many believe it is worth feeling that all consuming love. I simply disagree. The emptiness would be too much. This poor girl went from having everything, to losing her father, close friends, and ultimately the one she would love forever. I hate the Revolution. Or rather, those extremist who let the power of being "God" go too far. Too many people died, too much blood was shed. There had to be a better way. Unfortunately, what's done is done, and this was just a story.
