guilt and regret

Question 1

‘how tedious…’

Answer 1

’ how tedious is a guilty conscience’ - Cardinal

Question 2

‘Do you not weep?
Other sins ….’

Answer 2

Do you not weep?
Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out.
- Bosola to Ferdinand looking at the dead body of the duchess
- shows he understands the gravity of the murder

Question 3

“The wolf shall find her grave…

Answer 3

“The wolf shall find her grave, and scrape it up”
Ferdinand’s guilt after killing the Duchess is so strong that he believes he is a wolf. This sudden change from sane to insane emphasises the effect that guilt can have on mental health.

Question 4

“Where were These penitent ….

Answer 4

“Where were These penitent fountains while she was living?”
-Bosola in Act 4 Scene 2. Tears are out of character for him. Guilt + Transformation.

Question 5

‘cover her face…

Answer 5

‘cover her face.mine eyes dazzle! she died too young’
- his eyes may ‘dazzle’ with tears or he may be ‘dazzled’ by her beauty

Question 6

“I would pray now, but the devil …

Answer 6

“I would pray now, but the devil takes away my heart for having any confidence in prayer.”
Ironic corruption of his title; eventual impact of remorse and guilt; blasphemous; anguished soliloquy
Lack of faith in religion, and cyclical reference to the “devil” again - the Cardinal fulfils Bosola’s remark about him.
The idea of Fate and how the Cardinal fulfils it by the end