The Duchess Of Malfi Flashcards
What does Bosola say about the Cardinal which makes him seem murderous?
“he’s nothing else but murder”
A quote that shows that Antonio feels he is lower in status than the Duchess
“my unworthiness”
What does Delio say about Ferdinand?
He uses the law “like a foul black cobweb”
A quote from Bosola about comparing the Cardinal to a devil
“this great fellow were able to possess the greatest devil, and make him worse”
Quote from Ferdinand that shows he believes he has a right to his sister’s thoughts
“your darkest action, nay, even your privatest thoughts will come to light”
What does Ferdinand call the Duchess?
“lusty widow”
“whore’s blood”
“a sister damned”
“vile woman”
Why does Ferdinand want to torture the Duchess?
“to bring her to despair”
What quote shows Ferdinand’s regret?
“what was the meanness of her match to me?”
What does Ferdinand say his hope had been in killing his sister?
To inherit an “infinite mass of treasure”
What does the Duchess say that implies she thinks women with experience are more valuable?
“diamonds are of most value, they say, that have passed through most jewellers’ hands”
What does the Duchess promise her brothers?
“I’ll never marry”
What quote shows the Duchess is determined to marry?
“if all my royal kindred lay in my way unto this marriage, I’d make them my low footsteps”
What is the Duchess’ justification as to why she should be allowed to marry?
“why might not I marry? I have not gone about in this to create any new world or custom”
Quotes that show Ferdinand’s incestuous desires
“act of sin” “strong-thighed bargeman”
What does the Duchess ask Ferdinand in pointing out she should be allowed to marry?
“why should I… be cased up, like a holy relic?”
Quote which shows obvious difference in man vs woman from the Duchess
“were I a man, I’d beat that counterfeit face into thy other”
Quote from Duchess that shows she is helpless
“I am chained to endure all your tyranny”
Line that gives the Duchess a heroic end
“I am Duchess of Malfi still”
Why is the Cardinal so upset about the Duchess having children?
“royal blood” “attainted”
Quote from the Cardinal about killing Julia
“I am weary of her and by any means would be quit of”
How does the Cardinal kill Julia?
“thou art poisoned with that book”
Why doesn’t the Cardinal pray after killing Julia?
“I would pray now; but the devil takes away my heart”
What does the Cardinal describe a guilty conscience as?
“how tedious is a guilty conscience”
What do the pilgrims say after seeing the Duchess rejected from Ancona?
“by what justice?”
“I think by none, only her brother’s instigation”
What did Jardine say about the Duchess?
“The Duchess is metamorphosed from a strong woman to a comfortably passive figure of female suffering”
Who said “The Duchess is metamorphosed from a strong woman to a comfortable passive figure of female suffering”?
Jardine
What did Callaghan say?
The play is “specifically and directly about what status of women”
Who said the play “is specifically and directly about what status of women”?
Callaghan
What did Bliss say?
“The Cardinal’s cool, unemotional detachment is more terrifying than Ferdinand’s impassioned raving”
Who said “The Cardinal’s cool, unemotional detachment is more terrifying than Ferdinand’s impassioned raving”?
Bliss
What did Roider say?
“a cautionary tale which shows what can happen when women marry without being granted the “proper” consent”
Who said “a cautionary tale which shows what can happen when women marry without being granted the “proper” consent”?
Roider
What did White say about the Duchess?
“a virtuous woman who achieves heroism through her death”
Who said “a virtuous woman who achieves heroism through her death”?
White
What did White say about Ferdinand and the Cardinal?
“meet their deaths in ways which satisfy poetic justice”
Who said “meet their deaths in ways which satisfy poetic justice”?
White
Who said “incurably corrupt”?
Cecil
What did Cecil say?
“incurably corrupt”
What is the context for the paragraph about the Duchess?
Despite female rulers (Mary I and Elizabeth I), many thought it was “repugnant to nature” for women to have power (John Knox)
What year was DOM first performed/written?
1614
Who said women in power is “repugnant to nature”
John Knox
What is the context for the paragraph on endings? DOM
Real life Duchess of Amalfi: Giovanna d’Aragona. Brothers died of natural causes: Luigi and Carlo
