Other characters

Question 1

‘One that above all other strifes contended especially to know himself’ [Escalus]

Answer 1

• Demonstrates Escalus’ loyalty to the Duke and how he views him as a man who was self aware.

Question 2

‘Falling in the flaws of her youth, hath blistered her report’ [Provost]

Answer 2

• Metaphor to illustrate how Mariana has tarnished her reputation.
• Suggestion of the pain that this may cause her. Her reputation has irreversible damage.
• Female desire causes her downfall, her own fault as she’s made a mistake.