Pamela Violence Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

He by Force kissed my Neck and Lips; and said, Who ever blamed Lucretia, but the Ravisher only? and I am content to take all the Blame upon me; as I have already borne too great a Share for what I have deserv'd. (18.12)

This is some more wacky almost-logic from Mr. B, logician extraordinaire (we'd love to see his LSAT score): the violence he uses makes their little relationship into a kind of story, one in which he has to use violence to protect Pamela from blame. Or, of course, he could just not assault her. Either way.

Quote #5

Come in, Fool, said he, angrily, as soon as he saw me (and snatch'd my Hand with a Pull); you may well be asham'd to see me, after your Noise and Nonsense, and exposing me as you have done. (19.9)

Mr. B just can't help being abusive and violent when he is out of temper with Pamela. To make matters worse (if that's even possible), he blames her for getting herself pushed around. That's some awesome abuser reasoning there, Mr. B.

Quote #6

And he flew into such a Passion, that I was forced to run for it; and Mrs. Jervis said, It was happy I got out of his way. (28.28)

Okay, so let's get this straight: not only does Pamela have to worry about not getting raped, she actually has to run away from Mr. B to avoid getting beaten up. Remind us again why she's still hanging around this guy?