Duchess of Malfi: Characters
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- Created on: 07-02-19 10:10
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- Characters
- Duchess of Malfi
- - Young widow and ruler of the Italian town Malfi
- Secretly marries Antonio for love
- -She is tortured and beaten but remains strong and virtuous throughout the whole ordinance
- Antonio
- - The Duchess' steward who runs her estate
- He secretly marries the Duchess' but is incapable of protecting the family
- - Is killed by Bosola who mistakes Antonio for someone else
- Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria
- - Brother of the Cardinal and twin brother of the Duchess
- - Does not want the Duchess to marry due to pride, greed for wealth & his possible incestuous desires
- Hires Bosola to spy on activities
- When he learns of the Duchess' marrying and having children he has a violent outburst which is too much even for the Cardinal
- - He tortures her because she "tortured him" but it was sexual jealousy
- Cardinal
- Brother of Duke Ferdinand and Duchess
- A religious figure who is however immoral e.g bribed his way to become pope, killed someone using Bosola
- Careful, calculating and controlled & threatens to walk away from Ferdinand because of his violent rage
- Duchess of Malfi
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