Duchess of Malfi key quotes Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Gender
A
’ I would not have her remarry again’
2
Q
Power
A
‘I am Duchess of Malfi Still’
3
Q
Religion
A
‘kiss it’
4
Q
Secrecy, gender (Act 1, Scene 2)
A
‘Let old wives report I winked and chose a husband’
5
Q
Gender, Malcontent (Act 2, Scene 1)
A
‘abortive hedgehog’
6
Q
Spying (Act 2, Scene 3)
A
‘The sound came, if I did receive it right, from the Duchess’ lodgings’
7
Q
Incest (Act 3, Scene 2)
A
‘Thou has taken that messy sheet of lead that hid thy husbands bones and folded it about my heart.’
8
Q
Freedom (Act 3, Scene 5)
A
‘The Birds that live in the fields[…] live happier than we, for they may choose their mates’
