DOM context Flashcards
What arose from the 1605 gunpowder plot that is evident in The Cardinal
suspicion of catholic men and corruption
What is the name of the London asylum where the public could go to observe insanity?
Bedlam
What was ‘The Doubt of Truth’?
The pursuit of knowledge and questioning of God/ Catholicism that characterised The Age of Enlightenment
What changed in drama during The Age of Enlightenment?
characters became more psychologically complex
What did the feminist critic Murray argue about the Duchess?
her ‘radiant spirit cannot be killed’
What was ‘The Great Chain of Being’?
the definitive social order (the duchess disrupts this with her marriage to Antonio)
Who could the Duchess’s ‘illegitimate children’ be a reflection of?
the suspected illegitimate children of Elizabeth I
Where was The Duchess of Malfi first performed? and by who?
Blackfriars by The Kings Men
What was the ‘Querelle de Femme’?
the ‘Woman Question’ 17th century debate about the nature of women
What was the role of tragedy for a renaissance audience?
acts as a catharsis
When was The White Devil first performed and what parallels can we draw with DOM?
1612 - focussed on a corrupt court, explored self image vs true nature theme.
Who in DOM is similar with Kydd’s Vindice figure? and why?
Bosola - obsessed with social climbing and exerts revenge
Jacobean revenge tragedies were influenced by which Greek philosophers tragedies?
Senacen
Whose story was the source?
Giovanna d’Aragona
Duchess’ referral to herself as a prince parallels with which Monarch?
Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen
