Context-AO3 Flashcards
a)What did Bernardino Carroli (1581) state about female Gluttony at the time and b )what does this link to in TDOM and PL?
a)She said that Female Gluttony is negative “especially for a woman, because if a scoundrel knows that she can be easily tempted with some cherries or a melon, he will get from her whatever he wants’.
b) Links to when both the duchess and Antonio cannot control their sensual desires: “ greedily she engorged without restraint” (PL), “ how greedily she eats them”
a)What did the King James Bible state about a Wife should be to her husband and from what verse does it come from and b) what does this differ to in the two texts?
a)King James bible (1611), Ephesians 5:22-24 “ Wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands”
b) When Eve does not submit to Adam and strays from him to “divide their labours” even tho Adam says “leave not the faithful side that gave thee being”
a)What did Milton suggest was needed in a marriage and b) what did he state this in
a) Milton stated the importance of “cheerful conversation” in a marriage
b) stated this in the pamphlet: “The doctrine and discipline of divorce”
What did Cornelius a Lapide in 1638 state womans position is?
-“ Woman is an excellent ornament of men … which man may exercise his jurisdiction and authority”
What was the difference between the woman and mens marriage vows?
-Womens marriage vows included “to obey” whereas a man’s vows did not
a)What did Milton praise in his book areopagitica and b) who’s motives does this support?
a) he praises people that look for sin to challenge it:
“ I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue… that never sallies out and sees her adversary”
b) Supports Eve’s as her argument in wanting to seek and evil and prove herself in justified: “But harm proceeds not sin” and “double honour gain from his surmise proved false”
Who was George Villiers and who could I compare it to?
-He was a courtier in King James Court who was promoted to positions of great power and was the supposed lover of King James
-Compare to Bosola and the patronage system in the early 17th C : “ I am your creature” and “ could I be one of the flattering panders… I would hang on their ears like a horse leech till I was full”
a) Who was Mary Queen of Scots and b)what did she say in death and c who to compare this to ?
a)Mary was Queen of Scotland and was sentence to death by Elizabeth I in 1587
b)In her death she said to her executioners: ““i forgive you with all my heart”
c) Compare this to the duchess: “ i forgive them”
Who was Giovanna d Aragona?
-Giovanni was the duchess of Amalfi and she had a secret marriage with her steward
-When she tried to flee she was caught by her family and disappeared, suspected to be dead
What did Milton write in his work The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
-Milton’s defence of the right of people to execute a guilty sovereign, whether tyrannical or not:
-“justly then may they fling off tyranny”
a) What did William Gouge state about Man and woman’s positions and b) what point in PL would this relate to?
a) “She may do nothing against God’s will, but many things she must do against her own will if her husband requires her.”
b) link this to Eve wanting to Leave Adam and do work by herself and that Adam lets her do this and gives her free will – ultimately a bad choice
a)What was the name of Joseph Swetnam’s pamphlet, b)what did he argue and c) what moment to link this to?
a) “arraignment of lewd, idle, forward and unconstant woman” (1615)
b) Argued that women were “crooked by nature”
-“women will do in one hour, what they will regret for a lifetime”
c) Links to when Adam also claim that Eve is “crooked by nature” due to her coming from a rib.
a)What was the name of Rachel Speght’s pamphlet, b) what did she argue and c) who did she publish this pamphlet in retort to d) What does Speght’s argument link to in PL?
a) Muzzle for a melastomus
b) Argued that woman is not inferior to man as she was made from his “rib “ so is his equal not from his “foot”. Also that they should be placed in a “yoke” to shoulder the burden together
c) A retort to Swetnam
d) Links to when Adam states to Eve: “his just yoke laid on our necks”
What does John Knox state in his ‘First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women’ and what year?
-1558
-That women are ”Weak, frail, impatient, feeble and foolish”
What are the Sumptuary laws and how long were they in place for?
-Used up until 1600
-They were laws which governed what people could wear and the consumption of extravagant belongings
What did Thomas Beard argue in “Of Whoredoms Committed under the Color of Marrriage.” and what year?
-1597
-Thomas Beard argued that the duchess’ secret marriage was illegal and that she deserved her punishment
How many widows remarried 9 months after their partner died in the 17th C
-35%
a(What was Hester Pulter (17th C.) poem called and what was it about and b) what does this link to
a)”This Poor Turtledove”
-Argues that people should have 1 Partner for life:
-“his loss she doth deplore; for his dear sake she’ll never couple more”
b) Suggests that the duchess should not have married.
What is a pertinence gown/cilice and what does this link to in TDOM?
-it is a rough/ course material worn by devout religious people to mortify the flesh and remind them of their sin
-Links to when the doctor says Ferdinand said: “a wolf’s skin was hairy on the outside, his on the inside”
a)What book did James I write and b) what was outlined in it
c) when was it published and significance?
a)Daemonologie
b)declared that lycanthropy is a mental disease caused by a ‘naturall super-abundance of Melancholie’
c)1597: published in 1597 at the peak of the werewolf craze, following the trial and execution of Peter Stubbe in 1589
What is the infamous case of lycanthropy?
-Peter Stubbe who was convicted of being a wolf and executed in 1589
-he confessed to killing and eating 14 children and 2 pregnant women ( one of children was his son)
a)What was the British Empire obsessed with in the 17th C. and b)what does this link to in the two texts
a)Colonial expansion and a desire to establish dominance over perceived inferior nations
b)Links to Satan’s, Duchess and Antonio’s ambition to become higher beings of superiority
a)What Shakespeare text shows an abandonment of gender in trying to empower themselves and b) quote and c) link to texts?
a)Macbeth (1606)
b) Lady Macbeth: “unsex me here”
c) Duchess calling herself a “prince”
a)What is neo-stoicism and b) what does it link to?
-free from extreme passions or emotions such as despair or anger , and desires and a trust in God’s providence
- Was popularized in the late 16th C and 17th C
- Links to duchess: “throat cut with diamonds”- detachment from superficial items
When was Paradise Lost published and what genre is it?
-1667
-Epic poem
When was The Duchess of Malfi published and what genre is it?
-1613
-Jacobean revenge tragedy
a)What was outlined by Augustine (400 AD) about Sexual desire and b) what does this link to?
a) Distinguished concupiscence (sinful sex) from sex which is pleasing to God
b) “carnal desire inflaming”- Sex after Adam and Eve have fallen
a)What is the “Our lady Loreto shrine” and b) what does this link to in the 2 texts?
a) The shrine which is believed within Catholicism to be the site where Mary received the information of her conception
b) Links to Antonio and Duchess disregard to God (same as Adam and Eve in their sex and eating forbidden fruit)
a)When was the Gunpowder Plot and b) what does this link to?
a) 1605
b) Anti-catholic sentiment as was planned by Catholics who wanted to assassinate James I and replace him with a Catholic Monarchy
a) What did modern scholar Callaghan say about women in the 17th Century?
-“immoral, over-sexed and weak willed”
What did 16th C scholar Erasmus argue Christian should exhibit in death?
“faith, hope and charity”
a)Who was Pope Alexander VI and b) what character does he link to?
a)pope in the from 1492 till his death in 1503 and had many children with his mistress
b) Links to cardinal : corruption in Catholicism and his rs with Julia
a)What is the Lord of Misrule and B) what does this link to in TDOM?
a) A person of lower social class who is granted a position of power to preside over a festive period to stop it from getting out of hand
b) Links to when the Duchess calls Antonio the “Lord of misrule”
a)What did Elizabeth I say in her 1588 speech and b) who does this link to?
a) “ I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king”
b)Links to the duchess of malfi who calls herself a “prince” and also compares herself to “soldiers” and “assay this dangerous venture”
a)Who was Charles I and b) what did he write and c) what does this link to in the 2 texts?
a) Charles I was King from 1625-49 and son of James I
b) Wrote “eikon besilike”:outlines why he should be an absolute monarch
