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The Jealous Wife
Tlepolemus is the cousin and fiancé of Charite. He disguises himself as Haemus in order to infiltrate the lair of the thieves who have kidnapped Charite, then tricks all the thieves into drinking a sedative and kills them. Despite his success over the thieves, however, Tlepolemus is later killed during a supposed hunting accident due to the scheming of Thrasyllus, who wants Charite for himself. Tlepolemus’s story represents the whims of Fate, showing how a capable and righteous character can nevertheless meet a tragic end.
Tlepolemus (Haemus) Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by Tlepolemus (Haemus) or refer to Tlepolemus (Haemus). 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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Book 7
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But she! As soon as she saw the young man and heard mention of a brothel and a pimp, she started to laugh and wiggle ecstatically, so I felt justified in condemning the entire sex… At that moment, the character of all women, as a class, was subject to a donkey’s censure.
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Book 8
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Leave off your troublesome weeping and your wailing so alien to my brave deeds. I have taken revenge on the gore-caked annihilator of my husband.
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Tlepolemus (Haemus) Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by Tlepolemus (Haemus) or refer to Tlepolemus (Haemus). 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:
).
Book 7
Quotes
But she! As soon as she saw the young man and heard mention of a brothel and a pimp, she started to laugh and wiggle ecstatically, so I felt justified in condemning the entire sex… At that moment, the character of all women, as a class, was subject to a donkey’s censure.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Book 8
Quotes
Leave off your troublesome weeping and your wailing so alien to my brave deeds. I have taken revenge on the gore-caked annihilator of my husband.
