On Chesil Beach
In most tender and loving romances, the groom often understands if the woman is not ready for consummation. Yet, Edward does not react kindly to Florence when he finds out that she is afraid of intimacy with him. What triggered this reaction?
At their first time, Florence runs away from the bedroom and onto the beach. Edward finds her there and, after finding out that she does not want to have sex with him, he reacts in anger.