![]() ![]() One other element shared by some of these scenes, among many others? None of the characters suffering through the pain have control over their own lives in each scene, an authority figure (Prudence’s and Rose’s mothers, Elizabeth’s father) tells them what they must do. Think of Gone With the Wind’s Scarlett O’Hara death-gripping a bedpost Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean laced so tightly into her corset that she can barely breathe Titanic’s Rose in a nearly identical scene Emma Watson, playing Belle in Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, declaring that her character is too independent to wear a corset. Many movies, historical as well as fantastical, have a similar scene. “I was able to squeeze my waist into the size of an orange-and-a-half when I was Prudence’s age,” Lady Featherington says. ![]() Prudence doubles over, gasping for breath, as a maid yanks the laces of her corset tighter. ![]() In the opening scene of the steamy Netflix period drama “ Bridgerton,” Prudence Featherington, one of the eligible daughters of the social-climbing Lady Featherington, is dressing to be presented to the queen of England. ![]()
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