Duchess A02 Flashcards
Female resiliance
Female resistance against power - name for fortress describing Duchess “Mas…
“Mastif”
Female resiliance
The Duchess gives “Majesty to…” highlighting her resilience
“Majesty to adversity”
Patriarchy(Deep hatred of promiscuity)
Ferdinand calls the Duchess a “Lusty…”
“Lusty widow”, the detested thoughts of widows in the patriarchy
Patriarchy(Need to control sexuality)
Ferdinand calls the Duchess a “Stru…” insulting what he views as her promiscuity
“Strumpet”
Patriarchy(Ideolised notions of femininity)
Ferdinand announces her “fault”, refering to lust, as “lep…” describing her promiscuity as an something which has pleauged her mind.
He describes her “fault”, refering to lust, as “leprosy” -Here Shakespeare brings up ideolised notions of femininity
Class division
Bosola’s low position in the ridged hierarchy lead him towards a life of diception and corruption, spying on the Duchess, “horse…, till I were full”
“Horseleech, till I were full”
Hierarchy
“poisn’t near the… through the whole land spread”
“Poisn’t near the head Death and diseases through the whole land spread”
Imbalance at the top of hierarchy
Patriarchy(Ferdinand)
Ferdinand what kind of nature and what does that say about his character “…”
“Perverse and turbulant nature”
- Ferdinand’s Perverse side refers to his twisted morality and obsessions, could tie into needing to control the Duchess’ sexuality
- Ferdinand’s Turbulant description highlights how he is emotionally volatile and unstable, we see this later as he decends into Lycanthropia. His description as turbulant forshadows his chaeotic unravelling of sanity later in the play
Ferdinand(corruption)
“entrap…”
“entrap offenders”
- This line is very condecending considering the previous description of Ferdinand being emotionally vulnerable, however it adds layert to his morral corruption. Not only is it suggested he a man who lashes out in a “turbulant” anger, but he can also be methodical and calculated in his decisions, chosing to “entrap offenders”.
- The idea of entrapping people suggests he abuses his policical power
- Furthermore the term “entrap” carries connotations of manipulation and deciet, implying a cynical use of power to evoke guilt rather than uncover truth. Through this view the audience can see Ferdinand as a man who is driven by a twisted morality.
Cardinal(Corruption)
“The law to him is like…”
“The law to him is like a foul black cobweb to a spider”
Religious morality in the play
The Duchess possesses a “noble…”
“noble virtue
Danger of their relationship
“Sacy and…”
“Sacy and ambitious devil”
Duchess - “The misery of us…”
“The misery of us that are born great”
What is the quotation Bosola uses to depict the corruption of both Ferdinand and The Cardinal “…”
“None but crows, pies and catepillars feed on them”
Bosola’s bitter image — “none but crows, pies, and caterpillars feed on them” — likens the Cardinal and Ferdinand to decaying bodies, consumed by creatures that thrive on corruption. The metaphor powerfully encapsulates the theme of moral decay at the heart of the court, reinforcing Webster’s portrayal of a world where power is parasitic and inevitably self-destructive.
What is the importance of the Moth quotation in Duchess(Name it then A02 it)
“Like moths in cloth”
This quotation reflects how the court looks fine from the outside, but is being eaten away by deceit and immorality from within. Idea of Machiavelli and the Fox(A leader must be a fox, cunning and decietful to thrive), through this idea we see the corrupt nature of politics
What is the Quotation that Describes Bosola’s moral polution, such that he is displayed as poisonous
Delio describes Bosola as “noting but the engendering of toads”
- Delio’s line dehumanizes Bosola, portraying him as a creature born from corruption and malice. The animal imagery alligns him with qualities of moral decay
