Malfi Context Flashcards
when was the play written
1612
what was the Jacobean court like?
Incurably corrupt
what religion was England at the time?
Protestant
what should the cardinal represent?
Chasity, obedience and poverty
who were empowering women at the time?
Bess of Hardwick and Queen Elizabeth I
what was the Lusty Widow stereotype
Just wanted to remarry to have sex again
what happened to Henry VIII’s sister Mary
she married for love in secret to Charles Brandon, was accused of treason but later pardoned
why were dynastic marriages made?
to safeguard family wealth
what did William Painter’s Palace of Pleasure centre around?
Lusty widow stereotype and social climbing to give moral condemnation
Give an example of incest
Giovanni and Arabella in ‘Tis a pity she’s a whore’
who started revenge tragedies
Senaca in AD50-60
what is an agnorisis
the moment when the hero realises that they have made mistakes and must pay
when was the play first made successful and by which newspaper
April 1914- the times called it ‘utterly compelling’
what is a malcontent?
A miserable and resentful character that has comical lines and functions but has a good reason for resentment
Why did the Malcontent come about?
Greater availability of Grammar Schools so more middle class became educated but were hindered by their backgrounds from rising further
