The Nunnery or Death
Capitan Tiago, untouched by arrests, plans a fiesta and a safer groom. Guevara calls María Clara prudent. Ibarra, still believing in angels, does not see the bargain being cut in the next room. She keeps a vow in a house that is already selling her future as damage control.
Key Insight
Prudence is often other people's word for a woman absorbing a cost they will not name. If the household can host a feast while a name is being erased, the girl who will not forget her vow is the only adult in the building.
“I will never forget the vows of faithfulness that I have made to you.”Explore full theme analysis
