2. The statement, "Not everything is white that is not black and not everything that is yellow and shiny is gold," is alludes to the trickery shown throughout the novel. Celestina constantly feeds half truths throughout the novel, promoting this statement. just because Celestina does not tell the truth (black), does not mean the everything she is saying is a lie (white). For example, though she tells Meliba that Calisto is very sick and needs her love, it is true that Calisto needs her love. The statement "everything that is yellow and shiny is gold," is also a reference to the same concept, except a bit harsher. the former allowed for a little wiggle room within the lines. The yellow and shiny define a more specific trickery where, in my opinion, there is no truth whats so ever. This also incurs frequently between the characters.
3. I believe this quote is related to trickery, because Sempronio and Parmeno are in a ploy with Celestina to make Calisto happy and steal his money, but they are also in a ploy together to get half of what Celestina is receiving as a reward. Naturally Celestina would keep most of the reward Calisto is going to give her for successfully bring himself and Melibea together, however the two servants have a much different idea. They would like half, thus the trickery comes into play. I don't think the two trust Celestina fully, but they her enough to know that she going to follow through with the trick to receive her payment. The quote, "Out of goodwill or under pressure from us, Celestina will at least give us a piece of whatever she gets," is a perfect example of their distrust. They are hoping that they can receive their half of the reward willingly, but in the back of their minds they know that Celestina will not go down without a fight. There is no real form of trust throughout the novel, even the relationships that seem to be stable reflect a notion of apprehension.
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