Critical Perspectives Flashcards
Marxism
- The ruling class (F+C) have full control and use the WC (B) to commit crime which only benefit themselves
- Idea of Antonio marrying the Duchess and procreating being disgusting as it corrupts the UC
Jungism
Bosola as sharing some traits with ‘The Trickster’, as he is a clever character who used tricks and deceit as a defence
Feminism
- TDOM raises questions about the nature and gendering of political authority
- The Duchess combines the roles of a tragic protagonist and victim
- Dramatic centrality on the male characters
Nietzschean
TDOM represents a world which is monstrous and rotten, full of nihilism and lacking purpose
Deconstructive
Bosola undermines binary notions of good and evil - despite his evil actions, at the end of the play he avenges the Duchess and her children
Psychoanalytical
Ferdinand’s obsession with his sister’s sexuality indicates his repressed desire to sleep with her, which comes from his id)
Aristotelian tragedy
Tragedies-of-blood in the play
John Locke
Antonio wished his son would ‘fly the court of princes’ - it is the corrupt environment which would turn his son from pure and good to evil