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Both brothers seem to be worried that their widowed sister will succumb to temptation and undertake a marriage that damages the family honour. They also appear to be afraid that because she is a widow she is more likely to want to marry a second...
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Act One, Scene One
The plays opens in its primary setting, the "presence-chamber" of the Duchess's palace in Malfi, Italy, in the sixteenth century.
At the Duchess’s palace, Delio welcomes his friend Antonio home from a trip to France, and asks...
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These lines, spoken by Bosola early in the first act, are the audience’s introduction to the characters of the Cardinal and Ferdinand. They also offer significant insight into Bosola's motivations. Though the metaphor Bosola uses for the brothers...
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