La Narrativa de Henry Fielding y la Sociedad Inglesa del Siglo XVIII

La Narrativa de Henry Fielding y la Sociedad Inglesa del Siglo XVIII
angry a Countenance, that most of the Women were afraid she was offended by
them.” (IV, 1).
Fielding abrevia el anuncio completo mediante el uso de “&c.”, ya que
el resto decía que si alguien conocía algún impedimento para el matrimonio,
debía decirlo.
Y ella así lo hace. Lady Booby hace llamar a Adams, descarga su ira
sobre él, y le ordena que detenga el matrimonio entre Joseph y Fanny
basándose en una cuestión legal:
“… --And so this Wench is to stock the Parish with Beauties, I hope. –
But, Sir, our Poor are numerous enough already; I will have no more vagabonds
settled here.” (IV, 1)
El párroco hace la siguiente objeción:
“I can only perform my Office to Mr. Joseph.” ---Pray, don’t Mister such
Fellows to me, “cries the Lady. “He,” said the parson, “with the Consent of fanny,
before my Face, put in the Banns.” “---“Yes,” answered the Lady, “I suppose the
slut is forward enough; … But if they have put in the Banns, I desire you will
publish them no more without my Orders.” “Madam,” cries Adams, “if anyone
puts in a sufficient Caution, and assigns a proper Reason against them, I am
willing to surcease.” --- “I tell you a Reason,” says she, “he is a Vagabond, and he
shall not settle here, and bring a Nest of Beggars into the Parish; it will make us
little Amends that they will be beauties.” (IV, 1)
Adams no quiere oír hablar de que el matrimonio no se celebrará sólo
porque ambos son pobres:
“I would obey your Ladyship in everything that is lawful; but surely the
Parties being poor is no Reason against their marrying. God forbid there should be
any such Law.” (IV, 1)
Lady Booby reacciona amenazando al párroco con despedirle:
“…It is my Orders to you, that you publish those Banns no more; and if
you dare, I will recommend it to your Master, the Doctor, to discard you from his
Service. I will, Sir notwithstanding you poor Family; and then you and the greatest
Beauty in the Parish may go and beg together.” (IV, 1)
Las razones personales de Lady Booby para impedir este matrimonio
son obvias: está celosa y quiere castigar a Joseph. Sin embargo, Fielding hace
aquí lo mismo que otras veces. Hace uso de Lady Booby para dramatizar un
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