| The aria "La Donna E Mobile" from Verdi's opera | | | | who points out to her how she is far from being the |
| Rigoletto is one of the merriest melodies ever written | | | | only woman in his life. Gilda however despite seeing |
| as there is a carefree feeling to it of the rich duke | | | | duke Mantua in the company of another women as he |
| Mantua and his attitude toward the many women he | | | | sings "La Donna E Mobile" does not loose her affection |
| has seduced. He being one whose wealth and spirit | | | | for him and even sacrifices her own life so that she |
| lend themselves to the life of one who does nothing | | | | might save his. This being what she does when she |
| but go about seeking enjoyment from as many | | | | substitutes herself for duke Mantua, whom Sparafucile |
| women as may cross his path with intensions of | | | | believes he has killed when in fact he has |
| sharing in his desires for carnal pleasure. "La Donna E | | | | assassinated Gilda instead. |
| Mobile" (meaning "woman is capricious") being duke | | | | It being afterwards that Sparafucile delivers on to |
| Mantua's motto in life, as its words indicate in the form | | | | Rigoletto, Gilda's body in a sack, whom Rigoletto at the |
| "woman is capricious like a feather in the wind, full of | | | | time believes to be that of duke Mantua yet it is as he |
| accent in her thoughts, always a kind lovely face, he | | | | is contemplating how he has had his enemy killed that |
| who trusts her will always be miserable yet he who | | | | he hears from a distance the aria "La Donna E Mobile" |
| does not will never know love" yet it is in the music | | | | being sung by the man he believes to be dead. It is the |
| that one can feel the person this character is. It being a | | | | sound of this very aria and the voice he hears singing |
| music that captures the essence of a man capable of | | | | it that fills Rigoletto with horror, for if that is duke |
| falling in love with the ease of a gaze in any direction | | | | Mantua who sings it then who could the person in the |
| that might include a lady to match his taste. | | | | sack be? It is with dread that Rigoletto looks in the |
| As for the story of Rigoletto, it is the narrative of a | | | | sack to discover that the person he thought was his |
| hunchback who lends his name to the opera and his | | | | dead enemy was the body of his daughter, Gilda who |
| relationship with his daughter, Gilda whom he wishes to | | | | has not yet died but does so in his arms as he realizes |
| protect from her lover, duke Mantua. It being he who | | | | that he has done none other than have his own |
| Rigoletto does not approve of for his daughter, giving | | | | daughter; whom he claimed to love executed. |
| his womanizing ways yet he is unable to convince his | | | | I, for my part would say that the aria "La Donna E |
| daughter that perhaps her interests are not best | | | | Mobile" is one of the typical lady's man. As there is a |
| served in her romance with him. Rigoletto on the one | | | | certain air of confidence about it of one who takes to |
| hand is a protective father yet some might say that he | | | | the conquest of many a woman yet is fully aware |
| is overly, as he takes it upon himself to have the man | | | | that like men; they too are subject to fickle changes |
| his daughter claims to love assassinated by a hired | | | | that can cause hurt; specially for he who takes to the |
| killer named Sparafucile. Of course in all this one could | | | | ways of love too deeply. Rigoletto however comes to |
| also say that Rigoletto feels hurt upon his pride as he | | | | see this aria as one that mocks him and his daughter, |
| sees a member of the upper classes taking | | | | whom duke Mantua has shared carnal knowledge with |
| advantage of his beloved daughter, Gilda. | | | | and at the end sings out as if to remind Rigoletto that |
| Gilda however for her part though she does not | | | | he no matter what Rigoletto did would always get the |
| always approve of duke Mantua, is madly enamored | | | | better of him. All as Rigoletto observes for himself that |
| with him as he represents everything to her in ways of | | | | all he has managed to accomplish is the act of killing |
| love that lead her to forgive all his faults that include, | | | | his own daughter instead of the man, he came to |
| infidelity. This being a clear example of what she | | | | despise; who sings this aria as if in triumph over him. |
| witness when spying on him with her father, Rigoletto | | | | |