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   A widow, then, especially if she inherited wealth from her dead husband, could claim an alarming degree of independence. She might, as a result, presume to choose her second husband herself, rather than marrying in accordance with her family’s wishes.

2. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-duchess-of-malfiThe Duchess of Malfi: Act 1, Scene 3 Summary & Analysis

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   The Duchess responds in shock, suggesting that she thinks her brother was using phallic imagery, but claims that he was simply talking about the tongue, which can be used to weave a tale that will convince women of anything. He calls her a “lusty widow” and then exits.

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   What of the Duchess herself? According to Clifford Leech and James L. Calderwood, in studies of the play produced in the 1950s and 1960s, she is portrayed in accordance with the stereotypes of the highly sexed widow voiced by her brothers, and her marriage to Antonio is depicted as wilful, wanton and irresponsible (Rabkin, 1968, pp. 75–9, 93).

4. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-duchess-of-malfiThe Duchess of Malfi Character Analysis - LitCharts

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   The Duchess, a young widow and the ruler of the Italian town of Amalfi, is the intelligent, kind, virtuous sister of the Cardinal and the twin of Duke Ferdinand. Her brothers have prohibited her… read analysis of The Duchess of Malfi.

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   John Webster. Track 4 on The Duchess of Malfi. The Cardinal and Ferdinand gang up on their sister, the Duchess, exhorting her never to marry. Ferdinand in particular is creepily fixated on his...

6. shakespearereadingsociety.co.uk › texts › shaxrefTHE DUCHESS OF MALFI - Shakespeare Reading Society

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   Only I must confess I had a hope, Had she continu'd widow, to have gain'd An infinite mass of treasure by her death: And that was the main cause,—her marriage, That drew a stream of gall quite through my heart.

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   Is the Duchess a wealthy widow?

   • The Duchess's status as a wealthy widow can be regarded as both and asset and a liability. The most positive way to interpret her widowhood would be to focus on the new, special rights accorded to her upon becoming a dowager, namely, freedom from the laws of coverture, the system of laws that applied to married and never-before-married women.

   An Examination of Women, Marriage, and Widowhood in Jacobean Engl…

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   Why does the Duchess choose a husband?

   • The Duchess inverts the tradition of male authority taking precedence over love and decides to pick a husband for herself in defiance of her brothers. While she refuses to obey them, she does seem to share their sentiment that reputation is extremely important, as she considers it more valuable than her life.

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   Who is the Duchess's waiting-maid?

   • The Duchess ’s waiting-maid. She is loyal to the Duchess throughout, and dies for it. A courtier. A courtier at Amalfi attending the Duchess. A courtier at Amalfi attending the Duchess. A Doctor to Ferdinand who diagnoses the Duke with the disease Lycanthropia.

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   What does the Duchess say about marriage?

   • After the Duchess instructs Antonio to kneel, Cariola enters and surprises Antonio, but the Duchess reassures him that Cariola is her trusted counsel. She goes on to say that legally, marriage by simple agreement of both parties is “absolute marriage” and legally binding.

   The Duchess of Malfi: Act 1, Scene 3 Summary & Analysis

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   How does the Duchess respond to her brother's phallic imagery?

   • The Duchess responds in shock, suggesting that she thinks her brother was using phallic imagery, but claims that he was simply talking about the tongue, which can be used to weave a tale that will convince women of anything. He calls her a “lusty widow” and then exits.

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   What does the Cardinal say about the Duchess?

   • The Cardinal’s reference to the Duchess’s ‘high blood’ in particular smacks of class insecurity: he is afraid that she will fall into the arms of a lower-class man. Later in the play, when the brothers learn that their sister has indeed remarried, they leap to the conclusion that her second husband is of humble birth.

   John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi: Marriage for love: family

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   The Duchess's status as a wealthy widow can be regarded as both and asset and a liability. The most positive way to interpret her widowhood would be to focus on the new, special rights accorded to her upon becoming a dowager, namely, freedom from the laws of coverture, the system of laws that applied to married and never-before-married women.