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Plot Summary of Tangled
"Rebecca, Lady Cardwell, is devastated by the death of her husband Julian during the Crimean War. But Julian's foster brother and closest friend, Lord David Tavistock, proposes marriage. Even though Rebecca thinks David is a scoundrel and a rake who fathered an illegitimate child, she agrees because Julian's death leaves her destitute.

What Rebecca does not know is that David has always loved Rebecca and has always covered up and accepted the blame for Julian's misdeeds, including Julian's illegitimate child, in order to preserve Rebecca's image of Julian as a kind and good husband. So, David also does not tell her of Julian's constant cheating or that Julian was killed in a duel over a married woman he was having an affair with. Instead, he tries to win Rebecca by being a faithful loving husband despite her mistaken belief in his character.

Rebecca is torn by the two images she has of David. He seems to be such a good man, everything a woman could want in a husband and his lovemaking is better than she experienced with Julian, the man she loved. But she cannot forget all the bad things that David had done in the past and cannot admit she is falling in love with David. But the wronged husband of the woman that Julian was having an affair with shows up to confront Rebecca and the secrets begin to spill out."

L. Watson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Tangled
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over past traitorous lover

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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