Character Analysis RESEARCH FINDINGS
She likes writing a poem at the time she was falling in love with Marco. She used it to describe her feeling. She also gets some opportunities to publish her
poem by Domenico Venier, Marco’s uncle. Maffeo Venier dislike Veronica’s poem which is published by his uncle
and he is afraid of Veronica until he cuts Veronica’s book of poems with his sword. Below are the quotations narrated by him.
Maffeo Venier : Honestly, I didnt think Uncle
was still capable of getting it up. What did you do to him, to get him
to publish this little pile of ditties? Wont give the time of day
to his own flesh and blood. Marco Venier
: She worked for it. Maffeo Venier
: Ill bet she worked for it. What do you cost these days?
Veronica Franco : If your prick is as limp as your verse,
no price could purchase time enough. Domenico Venier
: Just making a point, Cousin. Marco Venier
: Very brave. What point would that be?
Maffeo Venier : Im sorry.
Im sorry. I apologize.
That dialogues captured on 0:46:23. The describes that Veronica is an educated and excellent woman. She does not only read the book but also write
book. Veronica has been appreciated by others because of her ability, efforts and her hard work.
In this film, Veronica’s appearance is visualized as a decisive woman; a decisive woman who has and can show the ability to make quick decision. In
other words, a woman who is able to make quick decision for her own fate. In
patriarchal society, a woman has no excuses to decide what she really wants, only men who have the authority to control everything.
Women duty is only at stay of home and follow whatever their husbands. Veronica is not that kind; she is a decisive woman. We can see it when Veronica
decides to be a courtesan. Everything she wants to be in existence is only her decision.
Veronica refuses her mother wish to be a courtesan, but later she decides to be a courtesan and without her mother’s pressure. Veronica begins to learn how to
become a good courtesan such as how to clean her body from head to toe, how to conducgood attitudet, how to walk, how to eat properly, how to converse with
other people until how to satisfy her partner’s sex. Paola Franco, her mother, acts as professional trainer for her to learn how to be a good courtesan.
When Marco requests her back to him, Veronica finds one way or another to avoid such request. She wants their relation to go no further beyond friendship,
and she states that she must give full attention and look after her family. See pictures below
0:40:05 The picture describes that Veronica Franco firmly avoids Marco Venier.
She is different from other women who is dependent and afraid of missing her
boyfriend or her husband, she is not that kind of woman. Marco offers of befraying her family, Veronica, once again refuses it.
Veronica Franco :”My affection can’t give you tonight. I
must to defray like you.” Marco Venier
:”I can defray your family.” Veronica Franco
: ”No, no money between us.” Marco Venier
: ”so, you want to life with this way?” Veronica Franco
:”I haven’t no choice. It’s the life that given to me.”
And when Marco said to Veronica to make a confession that she uses the black magic to save her life, she doesnot do it. Veronica make her decision. Here
is the quotation narrated by her. Marco Venier
:”You must save yourself.” Veronica Franco
:”How?” MarcoVenier
:” Confess whatever foolishness they put before you...
Veronica Franco :That Im a witch?
Marco Venier : What does it matter what you say? would
be saying it. There is no honor with fools like these.
Marco Venier : God will forgive you.
Veronica Franco : If I give them my lie,
I give them my soul. Ill lose everything I ever was.
My love, my words, my heart. Marco Venier
: But you would live. Veronica Franco
:As someone else. Marco Venier
: Ive let you go too many times. Veronica Franco
: I cant do it again. Marco Venier
: There is no choice. Ill never see you again.
From the dialogues above the writer analysis that Veronica confesses, but she didn’t accept the blamed as witch. She confessed everything she has done.
She tried to be honest with herself and accept her destiny. The dialogue above proves that Veronica Franco is a decisive woman and she also an honest woman.
Eventhough, she faces a big problem; the curch gives a verdict that she is a witch and send her to prison, she chooses to be an honest woman and denny the curch’s
decision. Veronica is not only a decisive woman, but also an independent woman; it
is clearly shown After Veronica has become a courtesan; she also has a sense of strong confidence in herself. She gets her confidence after her relationship is cut
off and she felt broken; she has strong confidence becoming courtesan. She refused Marco Venier who booked her up. She would not be too confident.
Marco Venier : ” We are so alike, you and me”.
We both know that love is inconvenient.
if not impossible. So why not enjoy what little.
were allowed together? Veronica Franco
: “Im all booked up”. disk 1, 0:35:25
The quotations above describes that Veronica Franco has a strong confidence and she can refuse Marco Venier, the man of whom she is in love
with. Again, it is one prove that Veronica is an independent woman. When she makes decision, she also has self-confident. Although she was
blamed of using the black magic, but she still gives her answer confidently and follows her own judgment. The statement below captured on 0:30:19 on disk two.
Maffeo Venier :”For each you learned his
unique favored touch... ...and enchanted him to believe
he was the only man in the universe. How many per week”.
Veronica Franco :”I told you. I enchanted no one”.
The statements above show that Veronica was very independent. She answered, calmly whatever the jury asked her. Veronica was also a woman who
did things resolutely; it was shown in the beginning. Veronica was an indulgent woman who knew only about happy life. But, after she became a courtesan, she
began to be a mature woman. She began to learn her life and grew as an adult woman. She could solve all her problems by herself. We can see of her maturity
in the end of the play where Veronica clearly, bravely and honestly told the truth about herself. She was not crying at all, but solving all her problems toughly.
Veronica Franco ”I don’t pain my live. Such surrender is be mine.” After Marco broke their love, Veronica tried to improve her life. She tried
to forget Marco, and by helping from her mother, she becomes a courtesan. Veronica was struggling to learn everything which are needed to be a courtesan;
How to eat, how to walk, to read, to satisfy man’s desire. Paola Franco
:“the first secret of the high courtesan is you must know the satisfaction to give the
satisfaction. A beauty was a big supremacy that given God.”
“The high was the power of women and man. The way to walk was giving good
impression in the first sight….”
Veronica got the proper life to be the courtesan. She even loves being a courtesan when her mother tells her that she can go to the library to educate
herself, because a courtesan ia a well-educated woman in the world. Veronica Franco
:“we forbade to enter it, mother.” Paola Franco
:“The good women, can’t, but for the courtesan, yes.”
“a courtesan was one of the educated woman in the world.”
From the beginning, Veronica was very struggle to have a good life since she is a poor woman.
Courageous is the ability to control fear when facing any danger, pain and opposition. In additional, courageous also means the ability to give opinion and be
brave in facing risks. Veronica is courageous to speak out all the right things in her mind.
When Veronica was blamed that she used the black magic to conquer all men in Venice, she courageously speak out and elefend herself .
Veronica Franco : I confess I find more ecstasy
in passion than in prayer. I confess...
I confess I pray still... ...to feel the touch
of my lovers lips... ...his hands upon me...
...his arms enfolding me. The judge
:Veronica, stop Her courageous being her freedom and she is finally release.