Rose of Versailles Songs Lyrics

Argument

In a tumultuous era of broad social divisions and simmering tensions among the disadvantaged population, the esteemed Austrian Empire dispatches Princess Marie Antoinette to France, where she is set to wed Crown Prince Louis XVI. This strategic union between nations is orchestrated to fortify the diplomatic ties, yet profound discontent festers within the heart of the future queen as she grapples with a predetermined destiny. Once within the confines of this foreign land, Marie Antoinette crosses paths with a captivating figure—Oscar Fançois de Jarjayes, the resolute Commander of the Royal Guard. Raised as a male heir owing to her father's longing for a son, Oscar struggles with an unyielding conflict of identity, longing to embrace her true self as a woman rather than perpetuate the facade of masculinity. Adored equally by men and women alike, Oscar yearns to break free from the shackles of societal expectations. In the face of an inevitable role as the reluctant confidante to the entitled and extravagant queen, she finds herself increasingly unable to turn a blind eye to the mounting anguish and hardship endured by the impoverished masses—an anguish that Marie Antoinette dismissively disregards as her affluence dissipates carelessly.