For the sake of interests which unite the aristocratic families of northern Portugal, young Antónia Margarida de Castelo Branco is betrothed to Brás Telles de Meneses, a violent, bohemian spendthrift. Despite the mistreatment and humiliations, the woman is attracted to her husband, who in no time completely dilapidates her dowry. Reduced to poverty, the two live in misery, a si...