How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Quote #1
STEWARD: [whispering] "She wants to go and be a soldier herself. She wants you to give her soldier's clothes. Armor, sir! And a sword!" (1.49)
Women soldiers were completely unheard of at this time.
Quote #2
ROBERT: It is the will of God that I shall send you back to your father with orders to put you under lock and key and thrash the madness out of you." (1.56)
Robert's statement reveals the complete lack of power that women had at this time. Young girls were at the mercy of their fathers until they got married. Then they were at the mercy of their husbands.