Because she is suppose to be in mourning for her dead husband and not allowed by the standards of the day to be frolicking and having fun. The more shocking point is that she announced "oh yes I will" when Dr. Mead told Capt. Butler "she won't consider it" which was his way of not putting the burden of refusing Capt. Butler onto Scarlett.
Gone with the wind.
scarlett o' hara
Scarlett has three husbands. They are Charles Hamilton, Frank Kennedy and Rhett Butler. Charlesdies of dysentery at the very start of the war, Frankis shot and killed while trying to defend Scarlett's honor and Rhett leaves Scarlett after the death of their daughter, Bonnie Blue. It is at that time he delivers the second of the two most famous lines in the novel and movie. When Scarlett asks Rhett where will she go or what will she do without him, he turns to her as he is walking out the door and says "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
Their respective wedding rings.
She was 16
Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O'Hara.
Rhett Butler. At the end of the movie, she admits it, but Rhett leaves her anyway.
Gone with the wind.
Rhett Butler
Rhett Butler was a character in the movie 'Gone With the Wind' and he married the character Scarlett O'Hara.
Charles Hamilton, Frank Kennedy, and Rhett Butler.
scarlett o' hara
No they broke up and die.
Scarlett has three husbands. They are Charles Hamilton, Frank Kennedy and Rhett Butler. Charlesdies of dysentery at the very start of the war, Frankis shot and killed while trying to defend Scarlett's honor and Rhett leaves Scarlett after the death of their daughter, Bonnie Blue. It is at that time he delivers the second of the two most famous lines in the novel and movie. When Scarlett asks Rhett where will she go or what will she do without him, he turns to her as he is walking out the door and says "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
Jilted Women Retell Classic Love Stories - 2014 Scarlett and Rhett was released on: USA: 12 March 2014