nth century was its association with a lower class or undesirable class of people. Because the poor, malnutritioned, and overcrowded populations of society typically suffered from the disease most, such conditions were often associated as the curse of the poor or immoral in society. Later when it was discovered the cause of TB was related to bacteria did such notions fade from popularity.
La Traviata is a tale of “love, sacrifice and death” (Buckley 1). In the play a wealthy young man named Alfredo falls for a courtesan who is afflicted with consumption, Violetta. They spend some happy months in the country before Alfredo’s father convinces Violetta to abandon Alfredo to prevent him and his sister from disgrace. Violetta returns to her old ways and is confronted and embarrassed by the angry Alfredo, unaware of his father’s machinations. Even
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