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Which expensive items does Sofronia demand after marrying Don Pasquale?
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After marrying Don Pasquale, the character "Sofronia" (who is actually Norina in disguise) immediately drops her shy persona and begins making extravagant demands to assert her authority and drain Pasquale's finances.
She specifically orders the butler to procure the following items:
In addition to these purchases, she orders the butler to hire more servants and doubles his wages, further escalating the household expenses to frustrate Don Pasquale.1