DOM and PL AO3 Flashcards
What else did Webster write
The white devil
Why did Webster write
To entertain
Popular at time: malcontent, satire
Traditional Jacobean violence in a Jacobean tragedy
When was dom written
1612-1613
Significance of James 1st being king at time in dom
-gunpowder plot (desire to remove James by catholics, all had to sign oath of allegiance)
-had strict penalties on Roman Catholics as a result of this despite them thinking they would be treated nicely cos of his mum Mary Queen Of Scots
-James Protestant
What was the inspirations of the dom
-The Borgias
- Niccolo Machiavelli the prince (cruelty only useful once in princes rule if used at start)
-Arabella, James 1st cousin (married below her n now imprisoned, poem Broadside written about her where she talks more than James “love is a knot non can unknit”
-Lady Jane grey, forced to marry by Edward as he wants a stable thrown, imprisoned and killed for no reason
Significance of dom being set in Italy
Italian wars
THE CHURCH- takes bribes (the borgias), Protestants believe catholics practices idolatry, tax collections, sex scandals murders vs architecture, art, culture n renaissance
What did Milton write 2 weeks after Charles dies
The tennure kings of magistrates “okay to kill a king if he’s a tyrant”
What rebel group was Milton apart of
The secretary of foreign tongues- imprisoned n books burnt when monarchy re established
Why did Milton feel the need to write
To display his faith
His duty to God to tell his story
“The work of his left hand”
What type of religion was Milton
Extream puritan
Milton n marriage
Had 3 wives
Felt if not compatible divorce should be allowed (wrote the doctrine of divorce)
When was paradise lost first written
Around 1660
First intended in 1640 to write a book called Adam unparadised (victimising him)
