"While all Bridgerton couples go through twisty love stories, Benedict and Sophie face a particularly high-stakes dilemma in Season 4. Their disparate social classes make marriage practically impossible - hence Benedict's clumsy mistress proposal. As Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie, recently told Bustle: "When society tells you that you can't pursue something, but you're seeing these two people fight for something that they want, that's something that we can all grapple with and understand.""
"The user noted that Varley has forged documents in past seasons. Indeed, in Season 1, she wrote a fake breakup letter from George to Marina at Portia's urging, so that the young girl might make a lucrative match for the Featheringtons instead of pining for her true love. And in Season 2, Varley forges a signature on a document that keeps the Featherington estate in her future grandson's hands - away from the scheming distant cousin Jack. "We know she is capable of successfully counterfeiting legally binding documents, thanks to the fact that baby Elliott is, in fact, the new Lord Featherington and heir to the Featherington estate.""
Benedict and Sophie encounter a high-stakes marriage dilemma because their disparate social classes make formal marriage practically impossible. Social barriers prompt risky alternatives, including a clumsy mistress proposal. Mrs. Varley, the longtime Featherington head of staff, departs for employment with Sophie's stepfamily after pay disputes. Varley demonstrates excellent penmanship and a documented history of forging documents across seasons, including a fake breakup letter and a forged signature that preserved the Featherington estate. That forgery track record presents a plausible route for creating legally binding paperwork to legitimize Sophie. The series' escapist tone allows improbable solutions to resolve entrenched social obstacles.
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