The Italian pianola expert. Handsome and polite, he is hired to teach Rebeca and Amaranta how to dance, causing both of them to fall in love with him. He chooses Rebeca, but their courtship experiences numerous complications. When Rebeca discards him for the returned José Arcadio (I), he begins to court Amaranta, but she declines his affections, and he kills himself.
Pietro Crespi Quotes in One Hundred Years of Solitude
The One Hundred Years of Solitude quotes below are all either spoken by Pietro Crespi or refer to Pietro Crespi. 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:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
“Don’t be simple, Crespi.” She smiled. “I wouldn’t marry you even if I were dead.”
Pietro Crespi lost control of himself. He wept shamelessly, almost breaking his fingers with desperation, but he could not break her down. “Don’t waste your time,” was all that Amaranta said. “If you really love me so much, don’t set foot in this house again.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire One Hundred Years of Solitude LitChart as a printable PDF.
Pietro Crespi Quotes in One Hundred Years of Solitude
The One Hundred Years of Solitude quotes below are all either spoken by Pietro Crespi or refer to Pietro Crespi. 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:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
“Don’t be simple, Crespi.” She smiled. “I wouldn’t marry you even if I were dead.”
Pietro Crespi lost control of himself. He wept shamelessly, almost breaking his fingers with desperation, but he could not break her down. “Don’t waste your time,” was all that Amaranta said. “If you really love me so much, don’t set foot in this house again.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
