The Duchess of Malfi QUIZ 1 ACT 1 AND 2 background
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Bosola
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The Duchess' provisor of horse
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Ferdinand
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Duke of Calabria, brother of the Duchess and Cardinal
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Cardinal
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Brother of Ferdinand and the Duchess
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Antonio
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Steward of the Duchess' household
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Delio
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Antonio's friend
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Silvio
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A courtier
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Castruchio
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An old courtier, husband of Julia
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Several madmen
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In the prison, sing a sad song
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The Duchess of Malfi
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Sister of Ferdinand and the Cardinal
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Cariola
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The Duchess' waiting-woman
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The Doctor
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Doctor to the Duchess
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Three young children
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Born to the Duchess and Antonio
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An old lady
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Midwife
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Roderigo
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Courtier at Malfi
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Grisolan
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Courtier at Malfi
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Echo
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From the Duchess' grave
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Summary of Act 1
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Summary of Act 2
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John webster
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Was born 1680-1725 He was an english germatist Wrote the white decor and sthe dutche in 1604 he made his first known work and he calborated with thomas decor Married 1605 and had four childern teh ts ellitet stop school in 1593 becaue of the plaguw and had private tutors
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James the 1
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Takes over the throne after Elizabeth the 1st dies and turns the country Catholic but didnt push it. Got colonization started in New England. Claimed the divine right of kings(the concept that the right to rule derives from God and that kings are answerable for their actions to God alone).
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James the 1
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Takes over the throne after Elizabeth the 1st dies and turns the country Catholic but didnt push it. Got colonization started in New England. Claimed the divine right of kings(the concept that the right to rule derives from God and that kings are answerable for their actions to God alone).
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Geovana of arrogon
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Tragic comedy
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a fictional work in which both tragic and comedic plot elements are present; there are both higher and lower characters
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tragicomedy
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A drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy
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Mortality play
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allegorically representdd battles where the voices and virtues wage for the possession of the human soul
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revenge tragedy
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These basically consist of a murder that has to be avenged by a relative of the victim. Typically, the victim's ghost appears to demand revenge, and invariably madness of some sort is worked into subsequent events, which ultimately end in the deaths of the murderer, the avenger, and a number of other characters.
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revenge tragedy
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These basically consist of a murder that has to be avenged by a relative of the victim. Typically, the victim's ghost appears to demand revenge, and invariably madness of some sort is worked into subsequent events, which ultimately end in the deaths of the murderer, the avenger, and a number of other characters.
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Morality Play
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An allegorical play (from 15-16th C) in which characters personify abstract qualities or concepts (like Death). (genres and styles)
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Dutches Humor
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Protagunus, she is HOT her humor is Air, Blood (Liver and heart) Makes you sanguine and amorous hopeful courageous
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Dutchess Humor
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Protagunus, she is HOT her humor is Air, Blood (Liver and heart)Makes you sanguine and amorous hopeful courageous
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Ferdinand Humor
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FIRE Yellow Bile (spleen) makes you choleric easily angered and bad tempered
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Ferdinand Humor
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FIRE Yellow Bile (spleen) makes you choleric easily angered and bad tempered
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The Cardinal Humor
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wataer and ice PHLEGM (brains and lungs) makes you Phlegmatic unemotional calm
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Bosola Humor
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DRY EARTH BlackBile (Gull bladder) makes you melancholic despondent sleepless irritable
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Bosola Humor
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DRY EARTH BlackBile (Gull bladder) makes you melancholic despondent sleepless irritable
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Cardinal Humor
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wataer and ice PHLEGM (brains and lungs) makes you Phlegmatic unemotional calm
