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Giovanni’s tutor and confessor. He counsels Giovanni and Annabella against their relationship, but when he sees that Giovanni is beyond rescuing, he instead tries to convince him to marry his sister. He helps Annabella repent for her sins, then marries her to Soranzo. Unlike the corrupt Cardinal, who seems more invested in wealth and power than in moral justice, the Friar serves as the religious and moral center of the play.
Friar Quotes in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
The 'Tis Pity She's a Whore quotes below are all either spoken by Friar or refer to Friar. 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 1
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O Giovanni, hast thou left the schools
Of knowledge to converse with Lust and Death?
For Death waits on thy lust. Look through the world,
And thou shalt see a thousand faces shine
More glorious than this idol thou ador’st.
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All this I’ll do to free me from the rod
Of vengeance; else I’ll swear my fate’s my god.
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Act 2, Scene 5
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Marriage? Why, that’s to damn her; that’s to prove
Her greedy of variety of lust.
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Act 3, Scene 4
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‘Twas well done, Giovanni: thou herein
Hast shown a Christian’s care, a brother’s love.
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Act 3, Scene 6
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There stands these wretched things,
Who have dreamt out whole years in lawless sheets
And secret incests, cursing one another.
Then you will wish each kiss your brother gave
Had been a dagger’s point.
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Act 5, Scene 1
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My conscience now stands up against my lust
With depositions charactered in guilt,
And tells me I am lost.
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Friar Quotes in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
The 'Tis Pity She's a Whore quotes below are all either spoken by Friar or refer to Friar. 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 1
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O Giovanni, hast thou left the schools
Of knowledge to converse with Lust and Death?
For Death waits on thy lust. Look through the world,
And thou shalt see a thousand faces shine
More glorious than this idol thou ador’st.
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All this I’ll do to free me from the rod
Of vengeance; else I’ll swear my fate’s my god.
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Act 2, Scene 5
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Marriage? Why, that’s to damn her; that’s to prove
Her greedy of variety of lust.
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Act 3, Scene 4
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‘Twas well done, Giovanni: thou herein
Hast shown a Christian’s care, a brother’s love.
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Act 3, Scene 6
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There stands these wretched things,
Who have dreamt out whole years in lawless sheets
And secret incests, cursing one another.
Then you will wish each kiss your brother gave
Had been a dagger’s point.
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Act 5, Scene 1
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My conscience now stands up against my lust
With depositions charactered in guilt,
And tells me I am lost.
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