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The Neighbor
Leonardo’s wife, and the Bride’s cousin. When the Bride and Leonardo were first together, she told him she wouldn’t marry him because he wouldn’t be able to provide for her financially. As such, he married her cousin, with whom he now has a baby. Unfortunately, Leonardo doesn’t love her, nor does he treat her very well, as he makes little effort to conceal his love for the Bride. As a result, his wife easily sees that she is being “thrown aside” for her cousin, though Leonardo doesn’t do anything to make her feel better about this when she confronts him.
Leonardo’s Wife Quotes in Blood Wedding
The Blood Wedding quotes below are all either spoken by Leonardo’s Wife or refer to Leonardo’s Wife. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act One, Scene Two
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Down they went to the river bank,
Down to the stream they rode.
There his blood ran strong and fast,
Faster than the water could.
[…] Go to sleep carnation,
For the horse will not drink deep.
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Act Two, Scene One
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BRIDE. […] I’ll shut myself away with my husband, and I’ll love him above everything.
LEONARDO. Pride will get you nowhere! (He approaches her.)
BRIDE. Don’t come near me!
LEONARDO. To keep quiet and burn is the greatest punishment we can heap upon ourselves. What use was pride to me and not seeing you and leaving you awake night after night? No use! It only brought the fire down on top of me! You think that time heals and walls conceal, and it’s not true, not true! When the roots of things go deep, no one can pull them up!
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Leonardo’s Wife Quotes in Blood Wedding
The Blood Wedding quotes below are all either spoken by Leonardo’s Wife or refer to Leonardo’s Wife. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act One, Scene Two
Quotes
Down they went to the river bank,
Down to the stream they rode.
There his blood ran strong and fast,
Faster than the water could.
[…] Go to sleep carnation,
For the horse will not drink deep.
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Act Two, Scene One
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BRIDE. […] I’ll shut myself away with my husband, and I’ll love him above everything.
LEONARDO. Pride will get you nowhere! (He approaches her.)
BRIDE. Don’t come near me!
LEONARDO. To keep quiet and burn is the greatest punishment we can heap upon ourselves. What use was pride to me and not seeing you and leaving you awake night after night? No use! It only brought the fire down on top of me! You think that time heals and walls conceal, and it’s not true, not true! When the roots of things go deep, no one can pull them up!
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