"Hold my hand tightly and let's go together"... Diverging promises and a tragic end foreshadowed in 'Snow White's Revenge'

Through video footage released by Netflix, a glimpse of the tragic and entangled relationships faced by the characters in the Korean drama 'Snow White's Revenge' has been revealed. The released video hints at a complex narrative involving a noblewoman with powerful authority, a dissolute nobleman, and a young concubine and a virtuous widow caught in their relationship.

Accepting death, or leaving together

The dialogue in the video unfolds around the choices surrounding a character's death and the subsequent responses of the characters. One of the characters in the video mentions the order to collect the body of Cheongsang, conveying the fact that Cheongsang has decided to accept death to fulfill his final duty. In this process, the characters take it as a given that Cheongsang will commit suicide, and they engage in a conversation suggesting that all situations will fall into place through this.

In particular, in response to a demand to tell a lie, one character says that if the news is delivered, Cheongsang will commit suicide himself, so the situation will ultimately flow as predetermined. This suggests that rather than avoiding the predetermined tragic end, the characters are showing an attitude of trying to use or accept that flow.

Past glory and twisted present relationships

The relationships between the characters take on a complex aspect, connected to past events. In the video, there is a remark recalling a moment that was once the pride of the family, stating an intention to help the other person just as they did back then. However, this intention of 'help' acts as an element that intensifies the conflict between the characters in the current situation.

One character emphasizes that their past self and current self have changed, making a regretful remark that the choices or writings made in the past might not have been their own. This can be read as a passage showing that the characters are not free from past decisions, and that their current choices are closely intertwined with the causality of the past.

"Now you are going with me"... The meaning of reunion and accompaniment

At the end of the video, the emotional bonds and decisions of the characters intersect. One character proposes to the other to hold hands and go together, leaving a remark to the effect that they have been waiting for this. This is a flow in contrast to the tragic choices of death or suicide mentioned earlier, and is a point that reveals the special relationship shared by the characters.

The video interweaves the characters' intention to help one another, the tragic situations arising in that process, and the choice to ultimately leave together, foreshadowing the twisted relationships that the work will deal with.