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Camillo is Vittoria’s husband and Monticelso’s nephew. Because Vittoria is openly having an affair with Brachiano, Camillo becomes a source of mockery for Flamineo and his friends: they tease Camillo that he is a “cuckold” and torment him with emasculating horn imagery. Camillo has no real allies or supporters, as even his uncle Monticelso is more concerned with revenge than with defending his nephew—he is willing to risk Camillo’s life to get evidence of Brachiano’s guilt. Flamineo ultimately murders Camillo on behalf of Brachiano, killing him during a horse vaulting competition. But though Camillo is victimized, he is not an entirely sympathetic character; he is portrayed as gullible, silly, and dull, quick to anger and unable to comprehend the complex plots that are unfolding around him.
Camillo Quotes in The White Devil
The The White Devil quotes below are all either spoken by Camillo or refer to Camillo . 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 1, Scene 2
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FLAMINEO:
It seems you are jealous: I ’ll show you the error of it by a familiar example: I have seen a pair of spectacles fashioned with such perspective art, that lay down but one twelve pence a’ th’ board, twill appear as if there were twenty; now should you wear a pair of these spectacles, and see your wife tying her shoe, you would imagine twenty hands were taking up of your wife’s clothes, and this would put you into a horrible, causeless fury.
CAMILLO:
The fault there, sir, is not in the eyesight.
FLAMINEO:
True, but they that have the yellow jaundice think all objects they look on to be yellow. Jealousy is worse; her fits present to a man, like so many bubbles in a basin of water, twenty several crabbed faces, many times makes his own shadow his cuckold-maker.
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FLAMINEO:
Come, sister, darkness hides your blush. Women are like cursed dogs: civility keeps them tied all day, but they are loose at midnight. Then they do most good or most mischief.
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Camillo Quotes in The White Devil
The The White Devil quotes below are all either spoken by Camillo or refer to Camillo . 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 1, Scene 2
Quotes
FLAMINEO:
It seems you are jealous: I ’ll show you the error of it by a familiar example: I have seen a pair of spectacles fashioned with such perspective art, that lay down but one twelve pence a’ th’ board, twill appear as if there were twenty; now should you wear a pair of these spectacles, and see your wife tying her shoe, you would imagine twenty hands were taking up of your wife’s clothes, and this would put you into a horrible, causeless fury.
CAMILLO:
The fault there, sir, is not in the eyesight.
FLAMINEO:
True, but they that have the yellow jaundice think all objects they look on to be yellow. Jealousy is worse; her fits present to a man, like so many bubbles in a basin of water, twenty several crabbed faces, many times makes his own shadow his cuckold-maker.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
FLAMINEO:
Come, sister, darkness hides your blush. Women are like cursed dogs: civility keeps them tied all day, but they are loose at midnight. Then they do most good or most mischief.
