How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I stabbed again, with a desperate strength, and this time found the spot. (20.71)
This is the first time Claire has to kill a man. If she remained in the 1940s, she probably wouldn't have to kill anyone since those are markedly different times. But battle and death is almost a way of life in 18th century Scotland, so though this is the first man Claire kills, it's not the last.
Quote #8
"I dinna know what's a sadist. And if I forgive you for this afternoon, I reckon you'll forgive me, too, as soon as ye can sit down again. As for my pleasure…" His lip twitched. "I said I would have to punish you. I did not say I wasna going to enjoy it." (22.53)
Jamie violently whips Claire for disobeying him. Compare this with when Randall violently abused Jamie for disobeying him. How is Jamie like Randall? How are they different? Are either of these beatings justified?
Quote #9
I stooped and drew the dagger from my stocking in a move that continued upward with all the force I could muster. The knifepoint took the advancing soldier just under the chin. […] He staged back away from the wall, and slid down it in slow motion, as the life drained away from him. (35.107)
This is the second man Claire has killed, but the first who wasn't directly threatening her life. Of course, given a hot second, he would have. Does this make it any easier or more difficult for her to take his life?