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The Wooer
In a conversation with Hippolyta, Emilia recalls her loving relationship with Flavina, a close friend who died when both girls were 11 years old. Emilia recalls how she and Flavina would copy each other, dressing the same way, wearing the same flowers pinned to their dresses, and singing the same songs. While Emilia recognizes that her comparatively brief friendship with Flavina is different from Theseus and Pirithous’s long-standing friendship, she believes her relationship with Flavina was profound in its own way. Furthermore, Emilia doesn’t want to marry because she doesn’t think she can love a man like she loved Flavina. Hippolyta thinks Emilia will change her mind, but Emilia respectfully disagrees with Hippolyta’s prediction.
Flavina Quotes in The Two Noble Kinsmen
The The Two Noble Kinsmen quotes below are all either spoken by Flavina or refer to Flavina. 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 1, Scene 3 Quotes
You’re out of breath,
And this high-speeded pace is but to say
That you shall never—like the maid Flavina—
Love any that’s called man.
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Act 2, Scene 2 Quotes
Men are mad things.
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Flavina Character Timeline in The Two Noble Kinsmen
The timeline below shows where the character Flavina appears in The Two Noble Kinsmen. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1, Scene 3
Emilia remembers her close childhood friend, Flavina, who died when they were only 11 years old. Her friendship with Flavina was not...
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