Power in The Duchess of Malfi
- Created by: katie_8
- Created on: 17-07-20 12:29
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- Power
- I am to bespeak a husband for you
- Ferdinand has power over who the Duchess may or may not love.
- You had got...a false key Into her badchamber?
- No one will questions this odd choice of action from Ferdinand, due to his gender and authority.
- I can do both like a prince
- The Duchess compares herself to a male figure who has even more authority than her.
- Do not speak
- Imperative tone from Ferdinand.
- Why might not I marry?
- The Duchess provokes her brother, knowing he feels threatened by her rise in authority.
- Will your grace hear me?
- Even though this is an act put on by Antonio, the audience sees the true power that the Duchess hold when not stopped by her brothers.
- The good one that you speak of is my husband
- The Duchess appears naive here and is fooled by Bosola's manipulation
- I am to bespeak a husband for you
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