How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Richard Wilbur's translation.
Quote #10
Dorine:
"Monsieur Loyal, I'd love to hear the whack
Of a stout stick across your fine broad back."
Monsieur Loyal:
"Take care: a woman too may go to jail if
She uses threatening language to a bailiff." (5.4.33)
Monsieur Loyal hints at a sort of double standard for women. "Even women can be sent to jail," he says, but one wonders if he'd give the same sort of warning to a man in the first place.