How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"I want the man. Not because he's king." (3.32)
It's difficult to tell if Mary really loves Henry, or if her love is the naïve crush of a young woman. Whatever it is, first loves and crushes like these are very powerful.
Quote #5
"Whatever does it mean? We write poems about it all day and sing songs about it all night but if there is such a thing in real life I'm damned if I know." (3.77)
The Boleyns don't know love, because love isn't allowed to be a factor in their decisions. All their relationships are calculated for business purposes. George especially is distant from love. As a gay man at a time when homosexuality is punishable by death, love—at least the outward, socially acceptable display of it—is foreign to him.
Quote #6
"If you were a nobody and I were a nobody I would love you." (3.155)
When Mary first falls for Henry, she believes this. But after returning from Hever, does she feel the same way? She might be saying this because it's what Henry wants to hear. Or maybe she wishes he were a nobody, so that they could both be nobodies together. Yeah, that will never happen.