John Webster‚ The Duchess of Malfi Introduction 3 Learning outcomes 3 Background 3 Description 4 Act 1: setting the scene 5 Courts ideal and real 5 Discussion 5 Description 8 Bosola the malcontent 8 Discussion 9 Marriage for love: family opposition 10 Discussion 10 Love and marriage: Antonio the steward 13 Discussion 14 Love and marriage: the Duchess 15 Description 16 Description 17 Discussion 19 Act 2: discovery 21 Ferdinand 21 Discussion 22 Conclusion 24 References 24 Further reading 25 Next steps
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equal relationship with the Duchess has prompted some readers to feel that his importance as a character in the play is limited‚ while others suggest that his main role is as a mouthpiece for Webster’s own judgements and opinions. To assess the importance of his role we need to consider it relation to the Duchess‚ and in the context of the play as a whole. Inequalities of power associated with gender and social status are highlighted in the relationship between The Duchess and Antonio‚ and the reactions
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“Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess‚” are similar in that they both include murderers who coldly describe their evil deeds without any remorse. “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ begins with a lover describing the arrival of Porphyria‚ and then it quickly descends into a description of her murder at his hands. He describes how he strangled his lover with her own hair to preserve the moment forever. The poem “My Last Duchess” also echoes this theme of depravity. The Duke describes his last wife‚ whose painting
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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to learn Hula and I who learn Hula deeply. For example‚ I did not know Hawaiian language‚ I did not like sewing‚ and I could not remember and understand the name of place‚ plants‚ and birds that came from the song. But now‚ I am really interested in Hawaiian language‚ I can sew my stuffs‚ and I know some place names‚ plants names‚ and bird names. This change is not only about Hula‚ it had an impact on my life and my values. I was not interested in protecting the nature that we connected and coexisted
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English 1157-03 Litracy memoir draft Thinking in My First Language When I Write in English English is an international language that people officially use all around the world. I have graduated from Sinjil high school in Palestine in 2009. I have decided to go back to the United States to study. It was hard for me to move to a new country after living twelve years in Palestine. My brother mentioned me to enroll in the Intensive English Language Program at University of New Orleans‚ that’s where
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convey his ideas in “Holy Sonnet: ‘This is my playes last scene’?” This is my playes last scene is one of Donne’s ‘Holy Sonnets’ embodying spiritual pain and struggling faith in Christianity. Numerous biblical allusions and morbid tone that are typical of metaphysical poetry‚ convey Donne’s fear of death and religious scepticism. The opening four lines depict the last moments of the speaker’s life through metaphoric comparisons. The comparison “playes last scene” suggests the speaker is searching
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English Com 101 13 June 2011 My Plans for the Last Seven Days of My Life I would be devastated to know I only have one week to live on this Earth. I have a lot of goals set up; they have not been accomplished yet. I would feel like I failed in life‚ and this would depress me. On the other hand‚ I would not let the fear of dying in a week’s time deter me from accomplishing one of my dreams‚ and getting some plans in motion. If I only have had one week
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29 September 2014 My Experience in English Language I am not a professional reader‚ nor am I a professional writer. As a matter of fact‚ I do not like writing at all especially in English‚ but then writing is a part of life. Since English is my second language‚ I always have a hard time writing and reading in English. However‚ I have had to learn English to survive in this big country. I was born in Thailand. I wrote‚ read‚ and spoke in the Thai language almost all of my life. I had English class
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her husband brings to her life. In the song‚ the speaker is using figurative language to represent the bliss that his girlfriend delivers into his life. The song’s use of figurative language thus supports that it is more poetic and that the author is more in touch with
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