Duchess Of Malfi Flashcards
THE DUCHESS: I am…
THE DUCHESS: I am the Duchess of Malfi still
FERDINAND: You are a widow
FErDINAND: You are a widow, you already know what a man is
DUCHESS: Diamonds are of…
FERDINAND: Whores…
DUCHESS: Diamonds are of most value… that have passed theough most jewellers hands
FERDINAND: Whores by that rule are precious
FERDINAND: Your darkest actions…
FERDINAND: Your darkest actions, nay, your privatest thoughts, will come to light (link to PL)
DUCHESS: through frights and threatenings…
DUCHESS: through frights and threatenings, will assay this dangerous venture. Let old wives report I winked and chose a husband
CARDINAL: A man might strive…
CARDINAL: A man might strive to make glass malleable ere he should make them (women) fixed
DUCHESS: This is terrible…
DUCHESS: This is terrible good council
DUCHESS: Know whether to live…
DUCHESS: I know whether to live or die I can do both like a Prince.
CARDINAL: Thy curiosity…
CARDINAL: Thy (Julia) curiosity hath undone thee
[Enter CARDINAL with…
[Enter CARDINAL with a book]
When the Cardinal poisons Julia with a Bible
CARDINAL: Kiss it [She (Julia) kisses the Bible] thou art poisoned with that book
What Julia says after being poisoned
JULIA: I forgive you
ANTONIO: The law to him…
ANTONIO: The law to him (CARDINAL) is like a foul black cobweb to a spider
[Enter BOSOLA with a dark..
[Enter Bosola with a dark lantern] [Enter Antonio with a horoscope]
FERDINAND: I have this night…
FERDINAND: I have this night pulled up a mandrake (pulling up a mandrake is seen as something that will cause insanity)
FERDINAND: My imagination will carry…
FERDINAND: My imagination will carry me to see her in the shameful act of sin.
PILGRIM: His own weight…
Pilgrim: His (Cardinal) own weight will bring him sooner to th’bottom
DUCHESS: The church enjoys…
DUCHESS: The church enjoys fasting: I’ll starve myself to death
DUCHESS: The robin redbreast….
DUCHESS: The robin redbreast and the nightingale never live long in cages
DUCHESS: I pray thee…
DUCHESS: I pray thee look after thou giv’st my little boy (reflects the maternal expectations of women even to their deaths)
DUCHESS: What would it pleasure
DUCHESS: What would it pleasure me to have my throat cut with diamonds… or to be shot to death with pearls?
How does Cariola respond in face of her death?
CARIOLA: I am quick with child
[She bites and scratches]
FERDINAND: You are a
FERDINAND: You (Bosola) are a villain
ECHO
Deadly accent (The Duchess hasn’t been silenced by the patriarchy, defies her brothers even in death)
CARDINAL: Hold: and I will faithfully
CARDINAL: Hold: and I will faithfully divide revenues with thee (greed and still trying to exert power over Bosola even when he is threatening to kill him)
BOSOLA: Such a mistake
BOSOLA: Such a mistake I have seen in a play (Referring to him killing Antonio, Anagnorisis which means the point of realisation for the hero after it’s too late and also a meta as he is referencing a play whilst in a play)
FERDINAND: The witchcraft
FERDINAND: The witchcraft lies in her rank blood
BOSOLA: Some fellows…
BOSOLA: Some fellows, they say, are possessed with the devil
