Embankment in Seville by Lope de Vega. Short summary

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The protagonist is Doña Laura, who one day, in the company of the duenna Urbana, decided to go to the Seville waterfront and look at the ships that were standing there.

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The main character in the work is Doña Laura. One day she decided to go with a duenna named Urbana to the local port area to look at the ships that were in that location. The girl told Urbana that there was no place on the planet more beautiful than the one they had come to. With the doña’s words the duenna readily agreed.

Laura announced new ships approaching. Urbana compared the number of ships coming into the city wharf to the new Seville that had appeared on the Guadalquivir River, then added that the aforementioned place was very crowded.

The duenna suggested that her ward walk to the customs, which would detail the goods from foreign countries. However, Dona Laura had other plans — she did not want to look at the barrels, bales, and crates. She wanted to stay in her current position and watch the sailors hauling various shiploads.