Theme: Honour Flashcards

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Give a quote about something Pura Vicario does to maintain honour before the wedding:

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‘Aun cuando le faltaban menos de dos meses para casarse, Pura Vicario no permitió que fuera sola con Bayardo San Román’ (capítulo 2)

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Give a quote about how Pura punishes Angela for breaking the code of honour:

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‘’Lo único que recuerdo es que me sostenía por el pelo con una mano y me golpeaba con la otra con tanta rabia que pensé que me iba a matar’’ (Angela to Narrator) (capítulo 2)

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Give a quote each from Pablo and Pedro Vicario about how they are shameless about killing Santiago Nasar (say who is saying each quote to who):

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‘’Vamos a matar a Santiago Nasar’’ (Pablo to Faustino Santos) (Capítulo 3).
‘’Lo matamos a conciencia’’ (Pedro to father Carmen Amador) (Capítulo 3).

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Give a quote from Pablo about how he mentions honour as the reason for killing Santiago:

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‘’Fue un asunto de Honor” (Pablo to the priest).

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Give a quote about what the twins declared at the end of the trial:

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“Los gemelos declararon al final del juicio que hubieran vuelto a hacerlo mil veces por los mismos motivos” (twins in court) (capítulo 3).

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Give a quote about how the lawyer supported how the twins killed Santiago due to honour:

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‘’El abogado sustentó la tesis del homicidio en legítima defensa del honor, que fue admitida por el tribunal de conciencia”

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Give a quote from Purísima de Carmen about how she supports the murder:

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“el honor no espera” (Purísima de Carmen to the twins) (capítulo 3)

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Give a quote from Clotilde Armenta about how she doesn’t support the murder:

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“Es para librar a esos pobres muchachos del horrible compromiso que les ha caído encima” (Clotilde to Colonel Lázaro Aponte) (capítulo 3)

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