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David’s second wife, to whom he is no longer married. Rosalind is still involved in David’s life, since they’ve found themselves capable of maintaining a friendship in the aftermath of their marriage. However, when Rosalind hears about the scandal surrounding David’s name, she admonishes him, ultimately telling him that he ought to be ashamed of what he’s done. At the same time, though, she later tries to tell him that she’s there for him if he needs her, saying she’ll be ready to make him a home-cooked meal whenever he wants.
Rosalind Quotes in Disgrace
The Disgrace quotes below are all either spoken by Rosalind or refer to Rosalind. 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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Chapter 5 Quotes
Don’t expect sympathy from me, David, and don’t expect sympathy from anyone else either. No sympathy, no mercy, not in this day and age. Everyone’s hand will be against you, and why not? Really, how could you?
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In this passage, David has a conversation with his ex-wife Rosalind about the scandal surrounding his affair with Melanie. Instead of offering him support, Rosalind assures him that he’ll receive no “sympathy” from her, adding that he shouldn’t “expect sympathy from anyone else either,” especially not “in this day and age.” When she says this, she implies that David might have gotten away with what he did in another time period, but that in contemporary times this sort of behavior is no longer tolerated. This moment is worth noting, since David himself is often so focused on the ways in Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum volup
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Rosalind Character Timeline in Disgrace
The timeline below shows where the character Rosalind appears in Disgrace. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
...certain restorative measures, like counseling—a suggestion that frustrates David. One night, he has dinner with Rosalind, one of his ex-wives, and she brings up the “problems” he’s having at the university....
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Chapter 7
...must have heard about my troubles,” he says at one point, and Lucy admits that Rosalind mentioned the matter on the phone, but she doesn’t press him for details. She does,...
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Chapter 21
David meets Rosalind for coffee, and though she notices the injuries he sustained from being lit on fire,...
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Rosalind also notes that she saw Melanie in the university play, saying, “You have thrown away...
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