nor is more than just the virtue of the individual woman. In fact, her virtue in guarding her honor is linked to the village. Therefore, when Fernan Gomez boasts of the fact that he sleeps with the married women in the village, Esteban, the alderman asserts that these women have dishonored themselves. Furthermore, Esteban pleads with Fernan Gomez not to "try to rob us of our honor" (2.95). Although Gomez seeks to impose his arbitrary desires on the village because of his rank, Esteban's response illustrates the fact that there is a higher honor that goes beyond the trappings of a title.
While Esteban's conception of "honor" in this act s
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