Duchess of Malfi-- Quotes

Question 1

A prince’s court is like a common…(Antontio)

Answer 1

fountain, whence should flow pure silver drops… if’t chance some cursed example poison’t near the head, death and disease through the whole land spread

Question 2

some fellows are possessed with the devil… (Bosola)

Answer 2

But this great fellow were able to possess the greatest devil and make him worse

Question 3

He and his brother are like plum-trees… (Bosola)

Answer 3

that grow crooked over standing-pools; they are rich and overladen with fruit but none but crows, pies and caterpillers feed on them

Question 4

This is terrible…(duchess)

Answer 4

good council

Question 5

The marriage night…(Cardinal)

Answer 5

is the entrance into some prison

Question 6

The misery of us that are born great (Duchess)

Answer 6

we are forced to woo because none dare woo us

Question 7

There is a saucy (Antonio)

Answer 7

and ambitious devil dancing in this circle

Question 8

Whether the spirit of… (Cariola)

Answer 8

greatness of of woman reign most in her

Question 9

How greedily (Bosola)

Answer 9

She eats them

Question 10

thou art a… (cardinal)

Answer 10

witty false one

Question 11

why do you weep?… (cardinal)

Answer 11

are tears your justification

Question 12

To purge… (ferdinand)

Answer 12

infected blood, such blood as hers

Question 13

or my imagination…(Ferdinand)

Answer 13

will carry me to see her in the shameful act of sin

Question 14

tis not you whores’s… (Ferdinand)

Answer 14

milk that will quench my wildfire, but your whore’s blood

Question 15

her guilt… (ferdinand)

Answer 15

treads on hot burning coulters

Question 16

whether I amd doom’d…(Duchess)

Answer 16

to live or die, I can do both like a prince

Question 17

why should I of all…(duchess)

Answer 17

the other princes of the world be cas’d up like a holy relic

Question 18

I wore my coronet of state… (Duchess)

Answer 18

and on a sudden all the diamonds changed to pearls

Question 19

men oft are valu’d high… (duchess)

Answer 19

when they’re most wretched

Question 20

The greatest torture souls feel in hell… (Duchess)

Answer 20

in hell that they must live and cannot die

Question 21

I account this world a tedious theatre… (duchess)

Answer 21

for I do play a part in ‘t’gainst my will

Question 22

It is some mercy …(duchess)

Answer 22

when men kill with speed

Question 23

damn her… (Ferdinand)

Answer 23

that body of hers

Question 24

the robin red-breast… (duchess)

Answer 24

and nightingale never live long in cages

Question 25

I am… (Duchess)

Answer 25

Duchess of Malfi still

Question 26

I will (cariola)…

Answer 26

die with her

Question 27

She bites (about cariola)…

Answer 27

and scratches

Question 28

duchess’ and cardinal’s last word

Answer 28

“mercy!”

Question 29

look…(ferdinand)

Answer 29

what follows me (shadow)

Question 30

I am your… (Bosola)

Answer 30

Creature

Question 31

This goodly roof of yours is too low built… (duchess)

Answer 31

Raise yourself, Or if you please, my hand to help you

Question 32

thou art… (antontio// echo)

Answer 32

a dead thing

Question 33

strangling is a … (ferdinand)

Answer 33

very quiet death

Question 34

whether we fall by…

Answer 34

ambition, blood or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust

Question 35

Diamonds are of most value… (Duchess)

Answer 35

They say, that have passed through most jewellers’ hands

Question 36

Marry? They are… (ferdinand)

Answer 36

most luxurious will wed twice.