How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Don Fabrizio was overcome with sincere emotion; the toad had been swallowed; the chewed head and gizzards were going down his throat; he still had to crunch up the claws, but that was nothing compared to the rest; the worst was over. (3.70)
Fabrizio has a really tough time negotiating the marriage of his nephew Tancredi to a commoner. But deep down, he knows that this is the way things need to be so he really up for his nephew when the kid needs him most. For all of his bad qualities, Fabrizio is still capable of doing a good thing for someone he cares about.
Quote #5
Anyone deducing from this attitude of Angelica that she loved Tancredi would have been mistaken; she had too much pride and too much ambition to be capable of that annihilation, however temporary, of one's own personality without which there is no love. (4.12)
Angelica is happy to marry Tancredi, but that doesn't mean she loves him. She's way too proud to let herself love someone, which would involve putting her pride and her heart on the line. But who wants to do that?
Quote #6
"Silly girls! With all those scruples, and taboos and pride, they won't get anyone in the end." (4.46)
Fabrizio is worried that his daughters will remain single their entire lives because they're too proud and cautious to ever allow themselves to love someone. It's a big risk loving someone, and Concetta finds this out the hard way when Tancredi breaks her heart. In the end, Fabrizio is right. None of his daughters ever marry because they're just too prudish, shy, and proud to let anyone get near them emotionally.