How we cite our quotes: (Act.Line)
Quote #7
Somebody that doesn't intend you to smash women's faces, I suppose. Somebody or something that wants to make a man of you. (2.187)
When Bill asks who other than Barbara could possibly be trying to "get to him," she points the finger squarely at God. While making the hard sell in an effort to convert him, she tries to appeal to his sense of manliness . . . and perhaps remind him that hitting women isn't particularly manly.
Quote #8
A mite o mawn last week ed words with the judye's gowing to merry. E give er wot-for; an e's bin fawnd fifteen bob. E ed a rawt to itt er cause they was gowin to be merrid; but Aw edn't nao rawt to itt you; sao put anather fawv bob on an call it a pahnd's worth. [He produces a sovereign]. Eah's the manney. Tike it; and let's ev no more o your forgivin an prying and your Mijor jawrin me. Let wot Aw dan be dan and pide for; and let there be a end of it. (2.361)
Bill seems to be (bumblingly) trying to make up for hitting Jenny Hill . . . but along the way, he lets drop that he thinks his friend who got in trouble with the law for hitting his girlfriend ("judy" is slang for girlfriend) was totally in the right in what he did. In his view, since the girlfriend was about to be his friend's wife, that made it okay. As you can see, Bill's moral compass is pretty busted. Or missing altogether.
Quote #9
Power to burn women's houses down and kill their sons and tear their husbands to pieces. (3.408)
When Barbara is lamenting the terrible power of her father's weapons, her thoughts turn immediately to the impact on women and their houses, sons, and husbands. It's interesting, since she could have just talked about destruction in general and the deaths of men on the battlefield, but she made it first and foremost about women's losses. Hmm, why do you think she goes there?