Gone with the Wind-who suffers most BECAUSE OF SCARLETT

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There is another thread in which we talk generally, who suffers most in the book. But...who suffers most because of Scarlett?

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I chose Rhett, because he was the character who suffered a lot because of Scarlett: he married her under his powerful love, during years and loved her all their entire marriage. I think that he suffered because, even she was loyal and didn't give her body to another person, she didn't give Rhett her heart and her soul, as he says at the end of the book. As you see, they were very alike and that's why,probably, they hesittate in the same moments: for example, after he took her on the stair and went in the bedroom and spent a beautiful night together, he was a bit ashamed and that's why he left home and came drunk. When he came, she wanted to kiss him, to go into his arms, but he kept his irony and said that all what happened was because he was drunk that night. He also wanted to kiss her and tell his real thoughts, but Scarlett hesittated and he also hesittated, and their entire marriage hesittated. I think that Rhett's irony is just a mask, because he hides a wonderful sensible soul after this mask.