act 2 scence 5 key quotes

Question 1

ferdiand talking to the cardinal about what he found out-‘‘i have this night…..

Answer 1

digged up a mandrake’’

Question 2

what are the connotations ‘‘mandrake’’ have?

Answer 2

he is refering to the secret of the duchess, and it has connotations of the supernatural and is siad to be a posion that causes madness

Question 3

what does ferdinand say people ‘‘seek to’’ do?and what could this do?

Answer 3

'’publish’t’’ could destroy there reputation

Question 4

ferdinand-about the duchess -‘‘till her bleeding heart i make…

Answer 4

a sponge to wipe it out’’

Question 5

cardianl-‘‘the royal blood of aragon and castile….(what could this suggest?)

Answer 5

be thus attainted’‘that there bloodline is now corrupted because of the child

Question 6

what does ferdinand waht to do to the duchess in terms of her blood?

Answer 6

'’to purge infected blood’’

Question 7

what does the cardinal call the child?

Answer 7

'’cursed creature’’

Question 8

ferdinand-‘‘my imagination will carry me to see her…

Answer 8

in the shameful act of sin’’’

Question 9

what does the cardinal say ferdinand does in terms of his reasoning?

Answer 9

'’you fly beyond your reason’’

Question 10

cardianl talking about the ferdinands anger- ‘‘a thing that makes a man….(who in street car does this imagery link to?

Answer 10

deformed, so beastly’‘(links to stanley and his animalistic nature(sub-human)

Question 11

cardinal about ferdinand-‘‘are you stark….

Answer 11

mad’’

Question 12

what does Ferdinand want to ‘‘fix’’ the duchess in?and what could this suggest?

Answer 12

'’a general eclipse’’ snuff the light out of her destroying her completely