#her eyes are also the most proeminent aspect in the first scene ofc because he just heard josé dias saying she had overtow covert eyes

[dubiousdisco]

in love with the parallel here

#capitu miniseries #capitu 2008 #dom casmurro #cause what he tells us is that young capitu was innocent so her face isn't covered #and he claims adult capitu was deceitful and the only thing not covered here (by cloth #riches or shadows) #is her eyes #which is the motif/chekov's gun of her deceit/innocence #her eyes are also the most proeminent aspect in the first scene ofc because he just heard josé dias saying she had overtow covert eyes #and now he's always noticing her eyes and he's in love #but also because he is setting us up that her supposed deceit (the covert eyes) where always there and he just noticed #also on a 'makes me sad' aspect #his beloved turns to look at him and this means so much to him x his WIFE turns to look at him and this is everything he worked for #:'( still in love with her #still demonizing her #this dude istg #books! #i hate it here bruh