The Duchess Of Malfi Quotes Flashcards
“Rust unto the soul.”
Antonio
“A thousand such political monsters.”
Antonio
“He speaks with others tongues and hears with others ears… dooms men to death by informations, rewards by hearsay.”
Antonio
“… The law to him is like a foul black cobweb to a spider, [making] it a dwelling and a prison to entangle those [who] shall feed him.”
Delio
“… her very sleeps are more in heaven than other ladies’ shrifts.”
Antonio - talking about the Duchess.
“… lights the time to come.”
Antonio - talking about the Duchess.
“For I am going into a wilderness where I shall find nor path nor friendly clew to be my guide.”
Duchess
“There is a saucy and ambitious devil dancing in this circle.”
Antonio
“Ambition is a great man’s madness.”
Antonio
“[The Duchess shows] a fearful madness: I owe her much of pity.”
Cariola - talking about the Duchess
“Your shears do come untimely now to clip the birds wings that’s already flown.”
The duchess - talking to Ferdinand after he finds out she has remarried.
“Vile woman”
Ferdinand - talking about the Duchess after he found out she has remarried.
“Let not the sun shine on him till he’s dead; let dogs and monkeys only converse with him.”
Ferdinand - talking about Antonio.
“If thou do love him, cut out thine own tongue lest it bewray him.”
Ferdinand - talking to the duchess, telling her he doesn’t wish to know who she has remarried.
“Thou art undone.”
Ferdinand - talking about the Duchess.
“… thou just taken that massy sheet of lead that gud thy husbands bones, and folded it about my heart.”
Ferdinand - talking to the Duchess.
“A hollow bullet filled with unquenchable wildfire.”
Ferdinand - describing the duchess’ heart.
“I will never see thee more.”
Ferdinand - talking to the duchess.
“Why should only I, of all the other princes of the world, be cased up like a holy relic.”
Duchess - talking to Ferdinand.
“As if a mine beneath my feet were ready to be blown up.”
The duchess
Oh misery! Methinks unjust actions should wear these masks and curtains, and not we.”
The duchess - talking to Antonio, telling him he must leave.
“An honest statesman to a prince is like a cedar planted by a spring.”
Bosola
“His breast was filled with all perfection.”
Bosola - talking about Antonio.
“A politician is the devil’s quilted anvil, he fashions all sins on him.”
Bosola
