Dom Casmurro 113.7 · 113.7

O amor por Capitu

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Naquele tempo, por mais mulheres bonitas que achasse, nenhuma receberia a mínima parte do amor que tinha a Capitu. A minha própria mãe não queria mais que metade.

In that time, no matter how many beautiful women I found, none would receive the smallest part of the love I had for Capitu. My own mother did not want more than half.

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The narrator reflects on his past love for Capitu, comparing it to his feelings for other women and his mother.

A note on this passage

The narrator states that his love for Capitu was so great that no other woman could compare, and even his mother would not receive more than half of that love.

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