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Duchess Of Malfi Flashcards

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THE DUCHESS: I am…

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THE DUCHESS: I am the Duchess of Malfi still

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FERDINAND: You are a widow

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FErDINAND: You are a widow, you already know what a man is

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DUCHESS: Diamonds are of…
FERDINAND: Whores…

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DUCHESS: Diamonds are of most value… that have passed theough most jewellers hands
FERDINAND: Whores by that rule are precious

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FERDINAND: Your darkest actions…

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FERDINAND: Your darkest actions, nay, your privatest thoughts, will come to light (link to PL)

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DUCHESS: through frights and threatenings…

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DUCHESS: through frights and threatenings, will assay this dangerous venture. Let old wives report I winked and chose a husband

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CARDINAL: A man might strive…

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CARDINAL: A man might strive to make glass malleable ere he should make them (women) fixed

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DUCHESS: This is terrible…

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DUCHESS: This is terrible good council

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DUCHESS: Know whether to live…

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DUCHESS: I know whether to live or die I can do both like a Prince.

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CARDINAL: Thy curiosity…

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CARDINAL: Thy (Julia) curiosity hath undone thee

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[Enter CARDINAL with…

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[Enter CARDINAL with a book]

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When the Cardinal poisons Julia with a Bible

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CARDINAL: Kiss it [She (Julia) kisses the Bible] thou art poisoned with that book

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What Julia says after being poisoned

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JULIA: I forgive you

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ANTONIO: The law to him…

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ANTONIO: The law to him (CARDINAL) is like a foul black cobweb to a spider

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[Enter BOSOLA with a dark..

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[Enter Bosola with a dark lantern] [Enter Antonio with a horoscope]

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FERDINAND: I have this night…

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FERDINAND: I have this night pulled up a mandrake (pulling up a mandrake is seen as something that will cause insanity)

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FERDINAND: My imagination will carry…

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FERDINAND: My imagination will carry me to see her in the shameful act of sin.

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PILGRIM: His own weight…

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Pilgrim: His (Cardinal) own weight will bring him sooner to th’bottom

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DUCHESS: The church enjoys…

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DUCHESS: The church enjoys fasting: I’ll starve myself to death

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DUCHESS: The robin redbreast….

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DUCHESS: The robin redbreast and the nightingale never live long in cages

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DUCHESS: I pray thee…

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DUCHESS: I pray thee look after thou giv’st my little boy (reflects the maternal expectations of women even to their deaths)

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DUCHESS: What would it pleasure

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DUCHESS: What would it pleasure me to have my throat cut with diamonds… or to be shot to death with pearls?

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How does Cariola respond in face of her death?

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CARIOLA: I am quick with child
[She bites and scratches]

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FERDINAND: You are a

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FERDINAND: You (Bosola) are a villain

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ECHO

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Deadly accent (The Duchess hasn’t been silenced by the patriarchy, defies her brothers even in death)

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CARDINAL: Hold: and I will faithfully

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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)

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BOSOLA: Such a mistake

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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)

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FERDINAND: The witchcraft

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FERDINAND: The witchcraft lies in her rank blood

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BOSOLA: Some fellows…

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BOSOLA: Some fellows, they say, are possessed with the devil

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