corruption in duchess of malfi
- Created by: rosina seakins
- Created on: 10-05-22 22:07
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- corruption
- the malcontent: A character that is consumed with disgust and stupidity of courtly society and who vents his spleen by railing against it
- Bosola is torn between an acute awareness of the social and moral deficiencies of the patronage system and a longing for social advancement that binds him to it
- 'like moths in cloth, do hurt for want of wearing' antonio explains that the malcontent causes destruction with no rest desiring more.
- 'plum trees that grow crooked over standing pools'... 'none but crows and caterpillars feed on them'
- contrast to Antonios clear and flowing courtly fountain- metaphor for the kind of courtly parasites that feed under the cardinal and ferdinand
- identifying them as insects shows their contemptibility and their appetite for the rewards that come with princely favours
- the institution
- in act 2 the cardinal is shown seducing Julia whilst supposedly being celebate due to his position with the church. He refuses his celibacy to fuel his sexual desires with a younger woman who is married to Catruccio
- Castruccio is a word play as it means castrated highlighting the idea of younger women being seduced by older men becoming a house wife and a position of power
- 'I have taken you from your meloncholy perch, bore you upon my fist and showed you game'- this is very misogynistic view of women claiming he has saved her and fixed her so she shoul be grateful to him and she is now his sport. he continues on with sexual imagery conveying his ignorance towards his vows as a clergyman
- 'I have taken you from your meloncholy perch, bore you upon my fist and showed you game'- this is very misogynistic view of women claiming he has saved her and fixed her so she shoul be grateful to him and she is now his sport. he continues on with sexual imagery conveying his ignorance towards his vows as a clergyman
- in act 2 the cardinal is shown seducing Julia whilst supposedly being celebate due to his position with the church. He refuses his celibacy to fuel his sexual desires with a younger woman who is married to Catruccio
- views of women
- when the duchess is seen speaking to ferdinand about her sexual desires ferdinand continues to the cardinal 'to purge her infected blood' stating that seperating her from the family for the status of their name would be beter than letting her remarry
- the duchess explains to ferdinand that 'diamonds are of most value that have passed thought most jewellers hands' Ferdinand follows with 'whores by that rule are precious' undermining womens sexual desires by stating those who sleep with more than one man are considered dirty and worth no value.
- when the duchess is seen speaking to ferdinand about her sexual desires ferdinand continues to the cardinal 'to purge her infected blood' stating that seperating her from the family for the status of their name would be beter than letting her remarry
- the malcontent: A character that is consumed with disgust and stupidity of courtly society and who vents his spleen by railing against it
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