the duchess and women

Question 1

‘a / c - - - - - - - / f - - / s - - - - - / t - - - - - - - - - - - - - / a - - / t - - - - - / r - - - - - - - - - - ‘

Answer 1

‘a catalyst for social transformation and tragic recognition’
- Christina Luckyj

Question 2

‘ w - - - - - / in / j - - - - - - - / c - - - - - / a - - / in / g - - - - - - / p - - - - - - - - / as / w - - - - - - - - / t - - / p - - - - - - - / of / r - - - ‘

Answer 2

‘widows in jacobean comedy are in general portrayed as welcoming the prospect of rape

Question 3

‘e - - - - - - - - / b - - / t - - - - - - - - - - / to / s - - - - - / p - - - - ‘

Answer 3

‘essential but threatening to social power’
- Barbara Correll
contemporary women

Question 4

‘ t - - / f - - - - / f - - - - / t - - - - - / w - - - - / in / r - - - - - - - - - - / d - - - - ‘

Answer 4

‘the first fully tragic woman in renaissance drama’
- Frank Wigham
the duchess