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Richardetto’s wife and lover to Soranzo, Hippolita also exemplifies society’s double standard against women. As he carried on an affair with Hippolita, Soranzo promised that he would marry her if her husband died. After her husband is believed to be dead, however, Soranzo refuses to fulfill his promise. When Hippolita becomes angry with him, Soranzo says she is too violent, which is hypocritical considering he reacts much more violently upon discovering Annabella’s infidelity. The abandoned and heartbroken Hippolita has a thirst for blood, but her plots against Soranzo ultimately backfire when Vasquez poisons her instead of poisoning Soranzo. Thus she becomes yet another example of the destructiveness of passion and the desire for revenge.
Hippolita Quotes in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
The 'Tis Pity She's a Whore quotes below are all either spoken by Hippolita or refer to Hippolita. 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, Scene 2
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Do you know me now? Look, perjured man, on her
Whom thou and thy distracted lust have wronged.
Thy sensual rage of blood hath made my youth
A scorn to men and angels;
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Act 4, Scene 1
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Burn, blood, and boil in vengeance. Oh, my heart!
My flame’s intolerable! – May’st thou live
To father bastards; may her womb bring forth
Monsters; and die together in your sins,
Hated, scorned and unpitied!
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Hippolita Quotes in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
The 'Tis Pity She's a Whore quotes below are all either spoken by Hippolita or refer to Hippolita. 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, Scene 2
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Do you know me now? Look, perjured man, on her
Whom thou and thy distracted lust have wronged.
Thy sensual rage of blood hath made my youth
A scorn to men and angels;
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Act 4, Scene 1
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Burn, blood, and boil in vengeance. Oh, my heart!
My flame’s intolerable! – May’st thou live
To father bastards; may her womb bring forth
Monsters; and die together in your sins,
Hated, scorned and unpitied!
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