Critical Interpretations - Aragonian Brothers Flashcards
‘Ferdinand’s potentially in love with his sister’
F.L. Lucas on Ferdinand’s feelings towards his sister
‘A threatened aristocrat, frightened by the contamination of his ascriptive social rank’
Frank Whigham on Ferdinand
‘Each brother is driven by a different obsession; Ferdinand’s is sexual, the Cardinal’s is social rank’
Brian Gibbons on the Aragonian Brothers
‘The Cardinal comes across as a hypocritical machiavellian rather than an agent of divine retribution’
Todd Borlik on the Cardinal
‘Ferdinand is a narcissist and a sadist
Charles Folker on Ferdinand
F.L. Lucas on Ferdinand’s feelings towards his sister
‘Ferdinand’s potentially in love with his sister’
Frank Whigham on Ferdinand
‘A threatened aristocrat, frightened by the contamination of his ascriptive social rank’
Brian Gibbons on the Aragonian Brothers
‘Each brother is driven by a different obsession; Ferdinand’s is sexual, the Cardinal’s is social rank’
Todd Borlik on the Cardinal
‘The Cardinal comes across as a hypocritical machiavellian rather than an agent of divine retribution’
Charles Folker on Ferdinand
‘Ferdinand is a narcissist and a sadist