How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Out of Africa.
Quote #4
BERKELEY: I had a friend who I used to take to the dances at Oxford. They were in June by the river. She always wore a new silk dress. I think you're wearing her perfume. It's very nice, but it's not the same.
Berkeley is coyly flirting with Karen comparing her to an old flame. Well played, sir. One of the transgressive scenes in the film is when we realize that Berkeley, that proper English gentleman, has been carrying on an affair with his African servant.
Quote #5
KAREN: Next time you change your mind, you do it with your money.
BROR: They bought you a title, Baronessa. They didn't buy me.
KAREN: Fetch some wine for my lover's brother.
BROR: I think you're tired. Be careful.
KAREN: Did I tell you Hans came to say goodbye?
There's a reason why dramas so often feature love triangles: they're contentious and intense. Lots of yelling, which means great big emotions and great big drama.
Quote #6
KAREN: Do you really prefer [animals] to people?
DENYS: Sometimes. They don't do anything half-heartedly. Everything's for the first time. Hunting, working, mating. It's only man that does it badly. It's only man that tires of going through it. Who says, "See here. Now I know how you feel about me and you know how I feel about you, and we understand each other, so let's lie down and get on with it."
This scene is one of the many between Karen and Denys that resembles a strange romantic negotiation. Denys is about as subtle as a baseball bat to the gut, but it might also be the best way these two have of communicating their feelings.