Claudio Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
She is fast my wife’
A
- Claudio believed himself to be married to Julieta ‘per verbia de praesenti’.
- Highlights the ambiguity surrounding marriage during the Early Modern Period.
2
Q
‘The stealth of our most mutual entertainment’
A
- Emphasises their sexual relationship.
- Plural pronoun ‘our’ demonstrates how it was mutual and illustrates their sexual romance and devotion to each other.
3
Q
‘There is a prone and speechless dialect such as move men… when she will play with reason and discourse’
A
- Highlights Isabella’s logical rhetoric.
- Claudio believes that Isabella has an unspoken physicality to her character.
4
Q
‘Nature dispenses with the deed so far that it becomes a virtue’
A
- Claudio begs Isabella to have sex with Angelo in order to save his life.
- She’s doing something to save his life and therefore the sin of fornication will be pardoned.
