Gender - DOM + SCND Flashcards
Female appearances - Stanley 2
‘I never met a woman who didn’t know if she was good looking or not without being told’
Patriarchy - Stanley 8
‘Every man is a King!’
Stanley’s arrogant masculinity - 1
[richly feathered male bird among hens]
Drive of sexuality and violence - Blanche 4
‘brutal desire!’
Sexual obsession - Stella 4
‘there are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark that make everything else seem unimportant’
Symbol of the divide between male and female world
‘the portieres’
Sinfulness off sex - Bosola 2:2
‘the devil takes delight to hang at a woman’s girdle’
Strength and resilience in femininity - Duchess 4:2
‘I am Duchess of Malfi still’
Control of women - Cardinal 1:2
‘the marriage night is the entrance into some prison’
Sexual liberty - Duchess 1:2
‘Diamonds are of most value, they say, that have passed through most jewellers’ hands’
Sexual threat - Ferdinand 1:2
‘this was my father’s poniard’
Sexual shaming - Blanche 1
‘in bed with your Polack!’
Looming sexual threat - Stanley 10
‘we’ve had this date with each other from the beginning!’
Sexual obsession - Stage Directions 1
[the centre of Stanley’s life has been pleasure with women]
Distrust, lacking sincerity in relationship - Cardinal 5:2
‘thou coulds’t not keep my council’
Dependence on men - Cardinal 2:4
‘You may thank me lady, I have taken you off your melancholy perch’
Dependence on men - Blanche
‘I have got to keep dreaming and hoping and praying for Shep’
Sexuality and animalism - Stage Directions 3
[low, animal moans]
