Ghosts Sex Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used William Archer's translation.
| Quote #1 ENGSTRAND. You wouldn't stop long with me, my girl. No such luck! If you knew how to play your cards, such a fine figure of a girl as you've grown in the last year or two – (1.82) |
Engstrand has some "fatherly" advice for Regina: your beauty is not to be squandered. He encourages her to think strategically about using her gifts. But Engstrand doesn't have to tell Regina. She's already on it.
| Quote #2 ENGSTRAND. Then never mind about marrying them. You can make it pay all the same. [More confidentially.] He – the Englishman – the man with the yacht – he came down with three hundred dollars, he did; and she wasn't a bit handsomer than you. (1.88) |
We can't decide whether Engstrand says this to irritate Regina or to motivate her (he would really love for her to work at his brothel, after all). It's probably both.
| Quote #3 REGINA. [Arranging an arm-chair beside the table.] Now, do sit down, Pastor Manders, and make yourself comfortable. [He sits down; she places a footstool under his feet.] There! Are you comfortable now, sir? |
She leans over and then he says she's grown? Pastor Manders recognizes Regina's sexual attractiveness. She notices that he notices, and believes it may be a card she can play.
