the scene centres not on julia’s immoral action, but on the moral turpitude of those who condemn her as a ‘strumpet’ in order to excuse their own actions
christina luckyj on julia
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It is the woman’s title, not her name that appears on the frontispiece of the play
Gillan Bridge
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when a high-status man acts improperly, its usually because a woman has caused him to transgress
Painter
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early modern victim-blaming
andy kesson
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webster removes this frame and encourages us to see things differently
andy kesson on webster
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celebrating rather than condemning a woman’s desire
andy kesson on desire
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the Duchess describes her sexuality as a form of slavery
andy kesson on the duchess
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bosola situation foregrounds contemporary anxieties about the shift from a feudal to a cash economy
lucy webster on bosola
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without bosola it would not be a revenge tragedy
lucy webster on revenge
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it is no the murder of the Duchess which opens his eyes to the true villainy of the brothers
lucy webster on bosolas redemption
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bosola is forced to play any part he can in order to survive
lucy webster on bosolas role
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philosopher in the mould of hamlet except he is also a man of action
daniel weston on hamlet/bosola
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scholar now reduced to a mercenary
daniel weston on bosola
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is bosola merely playing the role of the melancholic
daniel weston on melancholy
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misunderstood (on machiavelli)
t.s eliot
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we cannot say that webster condemns unequal marriages…he shows what the world thinks of them
clifford leech on marriage
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duchess’ dangerous independence of mind and conduct
clifford leech on the duchess
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the duchess’ body is threatening to male rule
martha ronk lifson
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a woman of sexual energy and vulnerability
christina luckyj on the duchess
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some critics sound hysterically like Ferdinand when they claim that…the Duchess like Hamlet’s mother, steps out of her path of duty and marries for lust
christina luckyj on critics
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julia is meant to be condemned as a wanton, promiscuous, morally reprehensible woman
christina luckyj on julia
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the context of love and sexuality defuses the play’s threatening language
christina luckyj on the play
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violated existing patriarchal conventions of marriage to create her own concept of the state
theodora jankowski on the duchess
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duchess becomes an uneasy and threatening figure
theodora jankowski on the duchess’ figure
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to divorce her natural body from her political body
theodora jankowski on the duchess as a leader
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an unease with a woman who pursues self-determination
Kathleen mckluskie
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marriage is an act of heroic resistance
leah marcus
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masculine in her ability to withstand pain
philip d. collington
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the radiant spirit of the duchess cannot be killed
p.b murray on the duchess
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virtue is in this disorderly world is merely wasted
william watson
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antonio is modelled on the ideals of christian gentility
p.b murray on antonio
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webster portrays evil as far more powerful than good
david cecil
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the ultimate tragedy is the presence of evil
travis bogard
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cardinal thinks nothing of breaking vows
john lennard
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the effect is a play that presents an anatomy of the world rather than a replica of it
catherine belsey on the play
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Marriage... is also presented in confining and dangerous terms, as a trap
fort
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the cardinal's religious hypocrisy is driven by an urge to control female agency
crocker
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advice is everywhere shaped by his view of women as naturally lustful and incapable of self-governance
juan luis vives
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Clandestine marriage is a form of social resistance
liam mcnamara
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widows, gluttony and lust
lina woodbridge
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Integrity of life is fame's best friend
lina woodbridge on quotes
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The Duchess lacks the moral weakness which the Greek philosopher had claimed the tragic protagonist must possess.
sean mcevoy
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play is about the ‘tangled web woven trying to control female sexuality
lydia wilson
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julia is designed as a set-off to the Duchess; as an instance of unholy love in contrast to the chaste love of the Duchess
william poel
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A play intended as a warning against marrying a social inferior would have to be constructed quite differently
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