Wife in Exchange

Pretty crazy old school. Maybe I should give it more stars just for that. He kidnaps her and threatens to rape her in revenge for her brother making off with his fiance. Instead he marries her so that the revenge will just go on and on. Then he proceeds to treat her like crap. He was totally domineering sneering and lord of the manor. He kept telling her that she was such a complaining child and couldn't she find something to do? A good spanish wife would be happy. And I'm thinking: she's on an island. She's not allowed to go to the village/town even to buy some craft supplies. Her sister in law runs the house. She can't read spanish. What the hell exactly does he expect her to do with her time? That always bothers me in HPs that the show more women are expected to be happy just sitting around but it was pretty extreme here. He said right out that he controlled her every thought and action. I think that even though I know it's fiction and what's more it's an old Harley, it still got too much on my feminist bone and I don't even have a very well developed one. ;-) She doesn't stand up to him very well just eventually decides to take whatever crumbs he offers.

He blows hot and cold and he does force her once or twice but it's all explained in the end as him just loving her so much. So all is forgiven. show less