Death And Morality Flashcards
(21 cards)
‘Dispoiled of innocence of faith, of bliss’
Due to disobedience, A and E actions result in fall of humanity + newfound fear and anger resulting in death of innocence
‘Keep the odds of knowledge in my power without co-partner’
Eve goes against adams wishes, after gaining permission further disobeys, greed is result of her hamartia
‘Defaced, deflowered and now to death devote’
Satans disobedient to his goals, captured by her beauty, he realises disobedience and has urge to cause death
‘But for your brothers? Do not think of them’
Duchess marries in secret therefore disobeying rules of brothers, causes F to condemn her to death
‘Death of young wolves is never to be pitied’
C and F disobedient to Gods commandments and kill many
AO5
T. S Eliot- Webster is a ‘dramatic genius directed towards chaos through death’
AO5
Websters world is ‘entirely Calvinistic’
AO3
Julia is a courtesan - proves websters approach to the failures of the female gender
AO4
The Duchess like Eve shows hubris in her ignorance towards God. Her aim to persuade their marriage without holy ceremony is disobedient
‘And knew not eating death’
Eve’s use of reason results in her fatal actions and death. Prelapsarian, she understands the disobedience in her actions but is naïve to the true consequences that will follow.
‘Began to cast lascivious eyes’
Eve although in doubt, shows little fear whilst actually committing her crime. Their lustful actions that follow mean that they are so ‘intoxicated’ and are unfearful in the moment.
A05
‘Milton tells us that death is not a curse but a comforter, not the gift of Satan but the gift of God’
‘I am quick with child’ and ‘I am contracted to a young gentleman’
Juxtaposes Duchess, cariola is fearful of death, try’s to escape murder
‘How tedious is a guilty conscience’
The Cardinal acknowledge the fate of his death and for this reason is not fearful. He is tired of feeling bad for killing Julia, and knows he is doomed.
A05
Irving Ribner- ‘the play is a dramatic symbol of moral confusion, link to Paradise Lost
‘What is faith, love virtue unassayed alone ‘
Eve is ambitious in her aim to prove herself to Adam, wants to show him she’s capable of venturing out alone. This is shown as her speeches become shorter and shorter, enforcing a sense of short temper.
‘Go for thy stay not free’
In a way, Adam is ambition and keen to please Eve, and so lets her venture off alone, in fear that if she stayed she would be unhappy.
AO5
C.S Lewis- Adam ‘uxoriousness’ is the cause of the fall
‘Lusty widow’ and ‘I raise it higher’
Antonio knew before marrying the Duchess that he was not at the same level as her. It is his ambition to proceed in the marriage that ultimately leads to his death.
The Duchess has the ambition to marry Antonio, knowing full well he can never be accepted by the court and will never reach her level. Her ambition is to continue their marriage and even try to raise him up.
‘Such weddings may more properly be said to be executed than celebrated’.
Ferdinand and The Cardinal show male ambition in the occurrence of female submission. They use threats against her wishes of marriage, in the ambitious hope that she will obey them. Later they even torture her in the ambition of maintaining control over her fear.
A05
Clifford Leech- ‘the play is blurred in its total meaning’
