Duchess of Malfi-- Quotes Flashcards
A prince’s court is like a common…(Antontio)
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
some fellows are possessed with the devil… (Bosola)
But this great fellow were able to possess the greatest devil and make him worse
He and his brother are like plum-trees… (Bosola)
that grow crooked over standing-pools; they are rich and overladen with fruit but none but crows, pies and caterpillers feed on them
This is terrible…(duchess)
good council
The marriage night…(Cardinal)
is the entrance into some prison
The misery of us that are born great (Duchess)
we are forced to woo because none dare woo us
There is a saucy (Antonio)
and ambitious devil dancing in this circle
Whether the spirit of… (Cariola)
greatness of of woman reign most in her
How greedily (Bosola)
She eats them
thou art a… (cardinal)
witty false one
why do you weep?… (cardinal)
are tears your justification
To purge… (ferdinand)
infected blood, such blood as hers
or my imagination…(Ferdinand)
will carry me to see her in the shameful act of sin
tis not you whores’s… (Ferdinand)
milk that will quench my wildfire, but your whore’s blood
her guilt… (ferdinand)
treads on hot burning coulters
whether I amd doom’d…(Duchess)
to live or die, I can do both like a prince
why should I of all…(duchess)
the other princes of the world be cas’d up like a holy relic
I wore my coronet of state… (Duchess)
and on a sudden all the diamonds changed to pearls
men oft are valu’d high… (duchess)
when they’re most wretched
The greatest torture souls feel in hell… (Duchess)
in hell that they must live and cannot die
I account this world a tedious theatre… (duchess)
for I do play a part in ‘t’gainst my will
It is some mercy …(duchess)
when men kill with speed
damn her… (Ferdinand)
that body of hers
the robin red-breast… (duchess)
and nightingale never live long in cages
I am… (Duchess)
Duchess of Malfi still
I will (cariola)…
die with her
She bites (about cariola)…
and scratches
duchess’ and cardinal’s last word
“mercy!”
look…(ferdinand)
what follows me (shadow)
I am your… (Bosola)
Creature
This goodly roof of yours is too low built… (duchess)
Raise yourself, Or if you please, my hand to help you
thou art… (antontio// echo)
a dead thing
strangling is a … (ferdinand)
very quiet death
whether we fall by…
ambition, blood or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust
Diamonds are of most value… (Duchess)
They say, that have passed through most jewellers’ hands
Marry? They are… (ferdinand)
most luxurious will wed twice.
