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Flashcards in Money and Social Status Deck (9)
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Vittoria, 3.2

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“My lord, you might go pistol flies, the sport would be more noble”

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Flamineo, 5.6

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“Trust a woman? Never, never”

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Cornelia, 1.2

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“What? Because we are poor shall we be vicious?”

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Brachiano, 1.2

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“I’ll seat you above law and above scandal”

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Giovanni, 5.6 [last lines of play]

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“Let guilty men remember their black deeds do lean on crutches made of slender reeds”

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Brachiano, 5.2

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“The devil in crystal”

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Flamineo, 1.2

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“Tis just like a summer birdcage in a garden”

In response to unhappiness of Brachiano, men are never happy with what they have achieved, regardless of their position in society

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Francisco, 2.1

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“Her husband is a lord of poor fortune yet she wears a cloth of tissue”

Paradox of poor fortune

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Monticelso, 3.2

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“You were born in Venice”
Judged for place, reputation
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