Duchess of Malfi Critics Flashcards

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McLuskie

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The Affair Cardinal had with Julia -he only expresses his “satisfaction of his sexual prowess”

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Bradbrook

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“The Cardinal knows already that he is in Hell”

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3
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White

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The Duchess “achieves heroism through her death”

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4
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Bogard

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The play shows the “presence of evil and decay which drags all mankind to death”

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5
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T.S Eliot

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“Webster was much possessed by death”

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6
Q

Callaghan

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“Female desire was seen as a disease and a monstrous abnormality.”

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7
Q

Jankowski

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“Challenges the basic concept of the early modern marriage.”

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Rsc swan theatre production 2018, reviewed by The Guardian

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“Brings Webster’s gloomy world to vigorous life”

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9
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RSC

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“Bloodthirsty child, collaborative dramatist”

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10
Q

Woodbridge

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“The Duchess is a hero of desire”

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11
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Reider

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“Describes the play as a cautionary tale”

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