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Rachel de Champlain
Captain Beck is a Nazi soldier who is assigned to stay in Vianne’s home. Although he is polite, Vianne doesn’t know whether to trust him. Eventually, Vianne realizes that he is a good man who is simply on the wrong side of the war. He does not approve of the actions of his superiors and is doing his best to get through the war. Vianne kills him because he is about to discover a fighter pilot Isabelle has hidden in her barn. In the aftermath of his death, she struggles to come to terms with her role in his death.
Captain Beck Quotes in The Nightingale
The The Nightingale quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Beck or refer to Captain Beck. 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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Chapter 8
Quotes
She had no idea how to respond to this stranger who dressed like the enemy and looked like a young man she might have met at church. And what was the price for saying the wrong thing?
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Chapter 10
Quotes
“There are some things a man does around the house. You are much too fragile to chop wood.”
“I can do it.”
“Of course you can, but why should you? Go Madame. See to your daughter. I can do this small thing for you. Otherwise my mother will beat me with a switch.”
Chapter 11
Quotes
She was certain suddenly that she shouldn’t have done this. But what choice did she have? He was in control of her home. What would happen if she defied him? Slowly, feeling sick to her stomach, she wrote the last name on the list.
Rachel de Champlain.
Chapter 14
Quotes
How can I possibly go without remembering all of it—the terrible things I have done, the secret I kept, the man I killed . . . and the one I should have?
Chapter 25
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“Forgive my manners, Madame. But we have shown you all our best behaviors, and this is what we get from many of you French. Lies and betrayal and sabotage.”
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Captain Beck Quotes in The Nightingale
The The Nightingale quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Beck or refer to Captain Beck. 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:
).
Chapter 8
Quotes
She had no idea how to respond to this stranger who dressed like the enemy and looked like a young man she might have met at church. And what was the price for saying the wrong thing?
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10
Quotes
“There are some things a man does around the house. You are much too fragile to chop wood.”
“I can do it.”
“Of course you can, but why should you? Go Madame. See to your daughter. I can do this small thing for you. Otherwise my mother will beat me with a switch.”
Chapter 11
Quotes
She was certain suddenly that she shouldn’t have done this. But what choice did she have? He was in control of her home. What would happen if she defied him? Slowly, feeling sick to her stomach, she wrote the last name on the list.
Rachel de Champlain.
Chapter 14
Quotes
How can I possibly go without remembering all of it—the terrible things I have done, the secret I kept, the man I killed . . . and the one I should have?
Chapter 25
Quotes
“Forgive my manners, Madame. But we have shown you all our best behaviors, and this is what we get from many of you French. Lies and betrayal and sabotage.”
