Duchess Of Malfi Flashcards
Sacrifice of morals
Say then my corruption grew out of horse dung. I am your creature
Sacrifice of the lower orders
Take fire when I give fire, laugh when I laugh
Sacrifice
Shall this move me? If all my royal kindred lay in my way onto this marriage I’d make them my low footsteps
The position of women
The misery of us that are born great we are forced to woo because none dare woo us
Desire to be elevated in authority
Now for this act I am certain to be raised
Role of male
There is a saucy and ambitious devil dancing in this circle
Trust within marriage
Therefore by all my love I do conjure you to take your eldest son and fly towards Milan
Trust in faith
Thou art poisoned with that book
Betrayal of trust
Most vulturous eating of the apricots, are apparent signs of breeding
Manipulative control over women through male dominance
My Lord
Men strive to make women malleable
Lots of manhood/women using their sexuality to convince the male counterparts
Love mixed with fear is sweetest
There is a saucy and ambitious devil dancing in this circle
Madness as a punishment
The death of young wolves is never to be pitied
The wolf shall find her grave and scrape it up