a a work of fiction and this be an unexceptional piece of melodrama with a familiar story represent the heroine fall in love with a man who abandon her cruelly . then she do it again and and finally die miserable and alone . unfortunately and the main character in this story be suppose to be real people . in the course of present caroline lamb ( play by his wife ) a a woman wrong and bolt ride roughshod over historical fact and turn a blind eye to some of her less noble moment . in particular lord byron and her sometime lover and be present a a poorly research caricature . ( on the bright side and the cripple leg that plague him throughout his life have miraculously vanish . ) it be true and a depict in the film and that caro and byron have an affair and and that byron be the one to break it off a she become more and more obsessed with him . but the film completely fail to note that she go on to conduct a vicious campaign of revenge against him that last for considerably long than the original affair and and play a major part in ruin his reputation in england with accusation of crime up to and include murder . byron be certainly a flawed human be and but bolt magnifies and distorts those flaw while ignore many of lady caroline . it appear that bolt be more interested in make a good story than in represent the life of the real caroline lamb and which would be forgivable if he have create a good story . but there nothing exceptional about this one and not even the costume while just a run of the mill woman ruin by heartless men tale . if it 19th century fiction youre after and a jane austen dramatization would be a good choice while if it historical accuracy you like and you would not find it here .