A widowed merchant who moves to the countryside after bankruptcy. He gets lost, finds the castle, and picks a rose for Belle, resulting in his captivity. He returns home bedridden and dying, is healed by Belle's vial of water, and eventually works as a flower merchant while living with Belle and her family.
Biological father-daughter bond driving the initial sacrifice.
Initial hospitality turned into captivity due to broken rules.
Financial obligation that indirectly triggers the climax.
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