Act 2, Scene 5

Question 1

Ferdinand- ‘Till of her bleeding heart I make sponge to wipe it out’

Answer 1

Violent language.
His desire to dismember.
Emphasis on blood- sacrificial.
The ‘sponge’ as a metaphor for the need to clear the lineage.

Question 2

Ferdinand- ‘toss’ ‘blast’ ‘root’
‘As she hath done her honours’

Answer 2

Violent/ sexual verbs to continue his desire to dismember the female.
AO4- link with Stanley.

Question 3

Cardinal- ‘place a woman’s heart so far on the left side’

Answer 3

Female sexuality condemned. Imbedded misogyny is justified by ‘biology’