The Duchess of Malfi critical quotes Flashcards
1
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Frank Whigham on the Duchess
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‘The Duchess is a figure of heroic resistance’
2
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Michael Neill on Antonio
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‘Antonio is an anomaly- a model of virtue in a corrupt world.’
3
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T. S. Elliot on the Cardinal
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‘The Cardinals cool detached villainy is more terrifying than Ferdinand’s emotional instability.’
4
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Muriel Bradbrook on Ferdinand
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‘Ferdinand’s rages are the rages of a man not in control of himself.’
5
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John M.W. Wilks on Bosola
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‘Bosola is the moral centre of the play, a malcontent whose complexity reveals the corruption around him.’
