I didn't feel like she was really consenting or had any choice in the matter. It felt more like coercion on the part of the annoying brother
Because it's kind the clear that the sex is of the will of the younger brother. During these times, servants, especially maids, had no power or agency over themselves and they couldn't refuse the whims of their masters.
Do you really think that maid had a choice in this? That guy is her master, even if she raised him. She can't say no to him, lord knows what he might do is she does reject his advances. He literally forced himself onto her, I'm not saying what she was good by complying with his needs but she literally has no other option (she can do it the easy way or the hard way...)
Also, he's just sleeping with her to find out what his sister's hiding
Yeash, being a woman is hard in a male dominated society.
Y’all go off about the incest but WHAT ABOUT THE MAID?? She literally raised them and then proceeded to have sex with the youngest of the bunch?? I’d say the age gap is fifteen years minimum. That’s pedophilia right there. I’m surprised people just glossed over it like it was nothing (⊙…⊙ )