El Destino Flashcards
What does ‘fatalista’ mean?
fatalistic
What is the meaning of ‘desentrañar’?
to figure out
What does ‘hallarse plagado/a de’ translate to?
to be riddled infested with
What is ‘la corazonada’?
hunch
What does ‘el aviso’ mean?
warning
What is the meaning of ‘advertir’?
to warn
What does ‘funesto/a’ mean?
ill-fated
What does ‘de todos modos’ translate to?
in any case
What is the key quotation from the text?
‘Nunca hubo una muerte más anunciada’
What does the key quotation: “Nunca hubo una muerte más anunciada” imply about Santiago Nasar?
It indicates that he is destined to be killed.
What theme is prominent in the story?
Fate and the inevitability of Santiago Nasar’s murder.
How does Clotilde Armenta describe Santiago Nasar?
‘ya parecía un fantasma’ when she saw him.
What does Victoria Guzmán exclaim?
‘Dios Santo… de modo que todo aquello fue una revelación!’
What did Santiago Nasar express about his funeral?
He mentioned he did not want flowers.
What chilling line did Luis Enrique utter?
‘Santiago Nasar está muerto’
What does the Vicario twins’ statement ‘Esto no tiene remedio… es como si ya nos hubiera sucedido’ suggest?
They see the murder as unavoidable.
What does Margot’s statement about knowing imply?
‘De haberlo sabido, me lo hubiera llevado para la casa aunque fuera amarrado’ reinforces the inevitability of fate.
What coincidence allowed Santiago Nasar’s murder to happen?
He stepped over a warning note left under the door.
What did the brothers announce to those who asked?
‘Vamos a matar a Santiago Nasar.’
What was a significant coincidence regarding the door Santiago used?
He chose the main door instead of the one he normally used.
What does García Márquez suggest about the murder?
It could have been avoided, but various factors made it inevitable.
