Overview
A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 32 | 58 | |
 | 34 | 59 | |
 | 65 | 91 | |
 | 36 | 61 | |
 | 65 | November 15, 2017 (83) | |
 | 22 | 47 | |
 | 69 | March 8, 2021 (89) | |
 | 49 | 75 | |
 | 65 | November 22, 2014 (80) | |
 | 24 | 50 |