Princess Barbarism Quotes

In this story, the princess portrays the traits of curiosity, jealousy, and barbarism. We find out that the princess would only attend trials she wanted to, felt anger towards those she barely knows, and shows a lot of traits that her father has, barbarism.
To begin, the princess shows traits of curiosity. Throughout the story we find out how she will go out of her way to be oblivious to her fathers actions. "Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature, it is probable that lady would not have been there"(Paragraph 13, 3). This quote shows how she was curious as to how the trial would play out. I think that the princess what curious as to how long it would be until her father found out about her lover and what he would do once he did find him. Overall, I think that the princess has the characteristic of jealousy. …show more content…
In the reading we find out how she is jealous of others because she sees them as a threat. "It was one of the loveliest of the damsels of the court who had been selected as the reward of the accused youth, should he be proved innocent of the crime of aspiring to one so far above him; and the princess hated her" (Paragraph 14, 3). This quote shows how the princess is jealous of the maiden and that entire quote is filled with hatred. "The girl was lovely, but she had dared to raise her eyes to the loved one of the princess; and, with all the intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors, she hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind that silent door" (Paragraph 14, 3). This passage suggests how jealous the princess really can be while thinking about her boyfriend with someone else. All this evidence portrays how the princess is very