A Escrava Isaura 5.88 · 5.88

'Continue com a farça' — carry on with the farce. Leôncio reduces Belchior's love to a play staged for his amusement, exactly the 'divertimento' the medieval jester provided. He casts himself as spectator and judge — 'não está má', not a bad show — a connoisseur of another's humiliation. The cruelty is leisurely, savoured.

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