"Goodbye My Princess" is a dramatization of everything you should NOT do if you want a relationship to be successful. As the title of the theme song goes, this story is a roller coaster best defined by the phrase "love catastrophe". The fundamental message of this show is to warn about the danger of obsessing over revenge. The characters in this show have to deal with many complex geopolitical conflicts that range from genocide, rebellion, war, corruption, assassination, sabotage, and much more. Princes in the kingdom have to resort to extreme deception in their fight for the throne.

Many of the main characters have a deep desire for their loved ones, yet when having to choose between love and revenge, they each make the mistake of prioritizing revenge. In the end, each character learns to regret their prioritization of revenge over love. The princes have a constant struggle between the virtue of honesty and the great importance of accomplishing their goals. Many characters struggle with the lack of freedom they have, how fate has locked them into a tough path, and how they must give up their freedom in order to make the world a better place. The princess must constantly struggle between her duty to maintain world peace via marriage alliances and her desire to also have inner peace. The most heroic lesson of all is learned - to not only be willing to live for world peace, but to also die for it.

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