Mariana Quotes

Question 1

‘I am always bound to you’

Answer 1

• Metaphor emphasises Mariana’s trust and loyalty to the Friar/Duke.
  -Views him as a source of comfort and solace.

Question 2

‘I will not show my face until my husband bids me’

Answer 2

• Bed trick was successful, Mariana and Angelo consummated their marriage.
• Portrays Mariana as highly obedient.
• A03: Ideal wife is quiet, honest, submissive and Mariana is performing this.

Question 3

‘This is that face thou cruel Angelo. which once thou swore was worth the looking… this is the body that took away the match from Isabel.

Answer 3

• Use of a blazon unconventionally to list how much Angelo has hurt and damaged her.
• Evokes pathos for Mariana.

Question 4

‘Forever be confixed here, a marble monument’

Answer 4

• So secure in her argument, her whole life is defined by begging for her husband.