Essay plan on John Webster’s drama The Duchess of Malfi on the theme of transgression.
It answers the question:
I’ll be the custom-breaker: and begin
To show my sex the way to freedom’s door.
(Salome, in Elizabeth Cary, The Tragedy of Mariam, c.1613)
Discuss the presentation and function of ‘custom-breakers’ in any text(s) you have encountered on this module.
This plan looks at characters such as the protagonist, the Duchess, the malcontent, Bosola, and the antagonistic Ferdinand and the Cardinal. Analyses language and key quotes from the play. Looks at incest, immorality, corruption. Includes interpretations from critics.
Written by a finalist at Durham University. Excellent resource for A-level and university students.
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