The Hozier music video “Cherry Wine” depicts the dynamics of the cycle of abuse in an intimate relationship. The stages of the circle of domestic violence in the music video are: the honeymoon stage, walking on egg shells, and the escalation stage. They are the stages that repeat and may get stronger in intensity and over time. Hosier’s video shows a woman with a black eye, seen in the reflection of her mirror. However, Hozier sings from the male perspective. Victims of domestic violence may feel: embarrassment and shame, fear, blame themselves, have financial dependency, feel loyalty to the abuser, confuse their abuser’s actions as being reasonable and justifiable, they may link abuse to love, and they may not want to be alone, have a rescue
