Anybody know why the Dauphine got into such strange play-acting (pretending death, including wife in scenarios, etc.)?
Was this purely for the film, or are there shreds of historical fact behind the portrayal of a warped mind? (Also, any suggestions what Google search will turn up more information?)
I'm curious too: anybody know if the supposed borderline mental illness had something to do with his being skipped over as the next king?
Looking at these threads, apparently no one understood it. (This includes myself.) Some theories are: 1) It was the only way for the Dauphin to break off the relationship because he'd introduced his "friend" to his wife—but this doesn't account for him throwing her music all over the floor. Besides, he seemed really ticked.
2) The Dauphin is in a state of "pretend" and is already acting out his death, so when he kisses her, and opens his eyes (I'm assuming), he doesn't see he's kissing a girl, he sees he's kissing a boy. So he throws him/her out.
3) The most plausible theory has to do with what Louise de France told Nannerl in the penultimate meeting they had: she tells Nannerl to stay away from her brother (the Dauphin) to help him avoid falling into the same sins his father, Louis XV, fell into. In other words, the Dauphin doesn't want to cheat on his wife. In getting caught up in the moment in his private chambers with Nannerl, and pretending to die, he asks her to kiss his forehead—fine—but then to kiss his lips. He realizes he is slowly submitting to his sinful thoughts, and he becomes angry at her, but most likely, angry at himself.
In tossing "her" out, though his anger is 100% real, he remembers to treat her as a boy, and throws "him" out as such. But he's still speaking to her, telling her to never return.
It's very confusing, probably requiring more thought than there should've been, but #3 is what I believe happened (it made sense after I read the person's theory, and I embellished somewhat).