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John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

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This free course, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, concentrates on Acts 1 and 2 of John Webster's Renaissance tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. It focuses on the representation of marriage for love and the social conflicts to which it gives rise. The course is designed to hone your skills of textual analysis.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • Background
  • Act 1: setting the scene
  • Courts ideal and real
  • Bosola the malcontent
  • Marriage for love: family opposition
  • Love and marriage: Antonio the steward
  • Love and marriage: the Duchess
  • Act 2: discovery
  • Ferdinand
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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