He does not even like horses
In Act I, Scene II, Camillo enters the stage and thinks about his son, Julio, who expressed an interest in horsemanship. For Camillo, this is something which he sees as being unusual, since until that day, his son did not manifest any type of interest for anything else. What is more, as Camillo points out ironically, his son knew nothing about horses and even disliked them to some extent.
I will wait for you as long as no other man comes along
Before departing for court, Julio convinced Leonora to wait for him until he finishes his duties at court. Leonora agrees to do this but, ironically, not for an indefinite amount of time. she agrees to wait for him, but warns him that is some other man were to come along, then there is a possibility of being attracted by his offer and as a result, marrying him instead.
Will not corrupt me
When Henriquez goes to see Violante for the first time, the woman claims she will never give in to him, no matter what will happen. Two scenes later, while Violante is alone in her room, she thinks about Henriquez and a possible encounter which they had in the past. Knowing that it is possible that Violante gave herself to Henriquez, it is ironic to see how she claimed not to want to have anything to do with him while also blaming him for wanting to seduce her and corrupt her.
He will not fall in love with you
Before leaving for court, Julio talked with Henriquez and convinced him to go an court Leonoro, thus making sure no man would come while he was not there and steal her from him. Ironically, while Julio was gone, Henriquez fell in love with Leonora and began thinking seriously about the possibility of courting her for himself.
Your own wife married you out of love
Leonora’s father, Don Bernard, was extremely pleased to have a man as Henriquez show an interest in his daughter. When Henriquez came to ask for permission from Don Bernard to court Leonora, he was more than happy to accept. Leonora tried to convince him not to do such a thing and reminded him how, when he was a young man, he was the few ones who married, ironically, a woman because he loved her. Leonora’s mother had to go against her family’s wishes and marry the man she loved, even if that meant being shunned by her own family. Through this, Leonora wanted to point out how hypocritical it was from her father’s side to try and force her into a loveless marriage.
