How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Will you look into my eyes and tell me that you love me now?" (19.224)
This is what Maxim asks Mrs. de Winter after he confesses to murdering Rebecca. Mrs. de Winter's reply? A resounding "yes!" Now that's what we call unconditional love.
Quote #8
"I love you so much […]. So much." This is what I have wanted him to say every day and every night, I thought, and now he is saying it at last. This is what I imagined in Monte Carlo, in Italy, here in Manderley. He is saying it now. (20.3)
We wanted him to say it, too, but talk about bad timing. He finally tells our narrator he loves her right after he admits to having shot Rebecca because he thought she was pregnant with another man's child! It kind of takes the romance out of it. But apparently not for our Mrs. de Winter.
Quote #9
"You don't love me […], that's why you did not feel anything. I know. I understand. It's come too late for you, hasn't it?" (20.6)
Mrs. de Winter is a little stunned by finally hearing the three little words she's wanted so badly. So she doesn't immediately gush back her own love. Maxim's response seems pretty manipulative, and not necessarily very loving. Or does it just seem insecure and desperate? A little of both?