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Jacinta is a woman in the village whom the Commander preys on. Mengo attempts to defend her, but the Commander carries her off, and it is implied that he lets his servants rape her. At the end of the play, Jacinta joins Laurencia, Pascuala, and the other women to take revenge on the Commander.
Jacinta Quotes in Fuente Ovejuna
The Fuente Ovejuna quotes below are all either spoken by Jacinta or refer to Jacinta. 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 2
Quotes
FLORES: These village scum defy us!
You’d do well to raze their village to
The ground. They are nothing but trouble.
MENGO: My lord, I beg you. Punish these men
For what they try to do to us.
In your name they would take this girl
Away with them, despite the fact
She’s married and has honourable parents.
I ask for leave to take her home.
COMMANDER: I give them leave to take revenge
On you. Hand over the sling at once!
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COMMANDER: Why run away? Would you prefer
A yokel to a man of my
Great rank?
JACINTA: They offended my honour.
To take me for yourself is not
The way to give it back to me.
COMMANDER: To take you for myself?
JACINTA: My father is
An honourable man. Not of
Such noble birth as you, my lord,
But nobler in his deeds and actions.
COMMANDER: You think these peasant insults will
Dispel my anger? Come!
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Jacinta Quotes in Fuente Ovejuna
The Fuente Ovejuna quotes below are all either spoken by Jacinta or refer to Jacinta. 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 2
Quotes
FLORES: These village scum defy us!
You’d do well to raze their village to
The ground. They are nothing but trouble.
MENGO: My lord, I beg you. Punish these men
For what they try to do to us.
In your name they would take this girl
Away with them, despite the fact
She’s married and has honourable parents.
I ask for leave to take her home.
COMMANDER: I give them leave to take revenge
On you. Hand over the sling at once!
Related Characters:
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
COMMANDER: Why run away? Would you prefer
A yokel to a man of my
Great rank?
JACINTA: They offended my honour.
To take me for yourself is not
The way to give it back to me.
COMMANDER: To take you for myself?
JACINTA: My father is
An honourable man. Not of
Such noble birth as you, my lord,
But nobler in his deeds and actions.
COMMANDER: You think these peasant insults will
Dispel my anger? Come!
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