Malfi AO5 Flashcards
(21 cards)
‘Story of
obsessive male control’ Fergus Parnaby
‘Webster has had to ransack
the world of mythology to find creatures as grotesque and vicious as Ferdinand. Fergus Parnaby
‘Her physical person thus
becomes a site of both potential and male anxiety Jankowski
‘He loses all
reason and becomes a mere beast’ Fergus Parnaby
‘It is not until her death that he (Bosola)
seems to discover her innate nobility and purity Fergus Parnaby
‘There is some base humanity
even in the idealised representation of noble types Fergus Parnaby
‘Moves from being viewed as
and alterable human to a fixed symbol Fergus Parnaby
‘The duchess as a tragic heroine
destroyed by the heartless authoritarian regime of her brothers Peter Morrisson
‘Over whelmed with
enormous sorrow (like Christ and Judas in Gethsemane) Peter Morrisson
‘The value of tragedy
lies in its healing effects Liam McNamara
‘A woman desired her own choice
of sexual partner cannot be designated a moral flaw
‘Emotional excess seems to
be often valorised above rational behaviour Liam McNamara
‘An act of
heroic resistance’ (Marriage) Liam McNamara
‘(Brothers) representing the social bodies
that place limits on self-determination Liam McNamara
Torture and Tragedy ‘Ferdinand is revealed as a kind of playwright
who wants his sister to follow the script he has written for her
Torture and Tragedy ‘The Duchess simply welcomes death
as a release from intolerable suffering
Torture and Tragedy ‘Webster applies what had traditionally been
masculine, often martial conceptions of heroism to his heroine
Torture and Tragedy ‘Moral impulses are
hopelessly entangled with his dependence on the ruling elite
‘Irresponsible
overturning of social code Clifford Leech
‘Reflects the
great social and political transitions’ Nancy Lamb Roider
‘A tragic reminder
of the world in which she had to function Nancy Lamb Roider
