Detailed introduction to the character in the movie "The Talented Man" starring Johnny Depp: the legendary poet Earl John Wilmot (John Wilmot)

In the 17th century, during the reign of Charles II, the entire England was in a state of despair under the attack of the restoration of royal power and the bourgeois revolution, and the whole country indulged in indulgence. John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (was he an Earl or a Duke?), the famous libertine, became the model for this glorious period. ——Quotation

Graduated from Oxford at the age of 14, and achieved military exploits in naval battles with the Dutch before he was 20 years old. John Wilmot, who was born into a noble family, became the favorite of King Charles II early on. , he wrote poems praising the troubled times and was also a congenial friend of the king. But for this romantic talent, the most important part of life is indulgence. He chased women as well as beautiful men. He took Charles II to play in Fireworks Willow Lane, and then left the king penniless and unable to prove his identity in that weird place. Therefore, he was once exiled by the king and experienced the ups and downs of the Revolution. He still treated life with a hedonistic attitude.

However, when he met Elizabeth Barry, he was shocked by true love for the first time. This failed actress is a maverick. She advocates a naturalistic solitary life and stands proudly in the world like a cold plum. John Wilmot's pursuit of beauty stopped under her skirt, and then unfolded a love story with constant cutting and confusion. Therefore, John Wilmot, who believed in atheism, also began to believe in destiny and was willing to accept the baptism of the church...!

But the great power of love still cannot withstand the mercy of fate. The 33-year-old John Wilmot was plagued by diseases, including blindness, arthritis, muscle atrophy, hallucinations, and his body hollowed out by wine and sex could not resist the attack of syphilis. The libertine died in the blissful world of unconsciousness.

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