Free Response-
Diego is trying hard to impress his sweetheart, Juliana, the host's daughter. He isn't getting very far, for her courtier is much better looking and he views her much more highly. Also, Juliana has taken to viewing him as a brother. This change of events for Diego is devastating, but not mission stopping. He is very much ready to accept the challenge to get Juliana's heart. He meets some Gypsies along the way too. One with which he finds a very nice relationship. The gypsy clan allows him to participate in their circus, in which Diego juggles fire, swallows it, make money appear, and loads of other tricks that wow the audience... and Juliana. I think it's exceptionally naive of Juliana not to notice the motives of Diego, and kind of mean of her not to acknowledge them. A reaction I had to this 'chapter of sorts' is how odd it would be to be forced to marry by your father. I can't imagine saying 'Yes, Father.' and being married away to the wealthiest man who only liked me for my looks. Also, I can't imagine marrying someone 40 years older than me. It's just occured to me how amazing it is to be living here at this time, how lucky I am to have such priviledges. It makes me want to get my life moving, you know? To stop worrying about studies and progress, and to just relax and find a little love in the world. That might be a little exaturation on the point you might've thought I was making, but I'm really starting to get this book.
A cultural difference-
One simply does not find gypsies wandering around the streets- gypsies who get chased out of the community and killed just for being what they are. To say that they were disrupting the community life is not the right excuse for beheading them. Gypsies to me, are a people who are completely nomadic, and... yeah, they steal things at times, but how else are you supposed to live without food and money? I think Gypsies are people with beautiful traditions and should be treated with respect for who they are. Personally, I would not want to be a gypsy in the 1400s however...
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