The Golden Bowl When Maggie Verver gets married, she worries that her widowed father -- with whom she has always been close -- is going to be lonely, so encourages him to marry her friend Charlotte. What father and daughter do not know is that Charlotte and Maggie's new husband, Prince Amerigo, have a past relationship that is soon rekindled, creating an intricate web of secrets that threaten to tear the marriages apart. With a focus on the consciousness of the four central characters, The Golden Bowl is an examination of relationships -- familial and romantic -- that explores adultery, jealousy, and the complexities of marriage. |
