Marke
Will you always be little men, Who could not see what once was... And could be again.
2nd most-quoted character in Tristan and Isolde (2006): in 6 of its 12 quotes
Most scenes with: Isolde (4), Tristan (3)
You're trembling. You are far from home and I am a stranger still. But you mustn't fear me. My wish is to make you happy, as a wife.. as a woman and hopefully one day, the fact that I am not whole will not offend you. [Marke kisses Isolde and makes love to her.]
More lines from Marke
1 quoteScenes with Marke
4 scenes
How many did you love before me?
None.
And after me?
None.
Yes.
What’s he like?
Dark. Tall. Nearly twice your size. An absolute gentleman.
I thought... earlier when you spoke of wanting something you can’t have.
I didn’t know what I was talking about.
[They leave the shore and go inside the hut, Isolde is crying.]
Outside, just past that bluff there is a boat. That’s how you should go when you leave. You should go soon.
[Isolde leaves but Tristan goes after her. They kiss. Inside the hut they make love.]
How do you feel?
I don’t know
[After Isolde's wedding to Marke, as the married couple leave the party, Isolde approaches Tristan]
If things were different. If we lived in a place without duty... would you be with me?
That place does not exist.
I'll pretend it's you.
Marke
[Marke and Isolde stand outside the keep surveying the town. Marke fingers her shell bracelet.]
That’s pretty. Did you make it?
It was a present.