Dom Casmurro 136.8 · 136.8

Memória e realidade

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Ainda assim tive ânimo de despejar a substância na xícara, e comecei a mexer o café, os olhos vagos, a memória em Desdêmona inocente; o espetáculo da véspera vinha intrometer-se na realidade da manhã.

Still thus I had the courage to pour the substance into the cup, and I began to stir the coffee, my eyes vague, my memory on innocent Desdemona; the spectacle of the previous evening came to intrude upon the reality of the morning.

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O narrador descreve a dificuldade de separar a memória de um espetáculo da realidade cotidiana.

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The narrator describes how the memory of a theatrical spectacle intrudes upon his mundane morning routine, blurring the line between art and reality.

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