Malfi Context Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Marriage in the Jacobean time
A
Marriages were to create alliances to gain more power
2
Q
First performance
A
Blackfriars in 1614
3
Q
Illusion to queen…
A
Elizabeth - did not marry because her power would’ve been relinquished
4
Q
Remarriage
A
Was common foe widowed women- controlling brothers and the fact she married beneath her
5
Q
Renaissance
A
Women were usually controlled by men
6
Q
Lycanthropy
A
Ferdinand suffers with this at the end of the play as punishment for his inceptions feelings towards the Duchess
7
Q
Themes
A
Macabre, horror and gothic
