Critics-Ferdinand

Question 1

What does Whigham say about Ferdinand? (2)

Answer 1

1) “Ferdinand is a frightened aristocrat, afraid of losing his power and authority”

2)“incestuous inclination” towards the Duchess

Question 2

What does Ribner say about Ferdinand?

Answer 2

• ‘complete descent of man into beast’

Question 3

What does Peter B. Murray say about Ferdinand?

Answer 3

• “The person who suffers the most is, amazingly, not the Duchess, but her brother Ferdinand”

Question 4

What does Clifford Leach say about Ferdinand’s madness?

Answer 4

“Comically grotesque”