Essay plan on John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi on the theme of audience identification.
It answers the question:
‘It is imaginatively gratifying to identify with someone else, however unenviable his or her plight, and in tragedy this carries with it an agreeable sadomasochistic bonus’ (Terry Eagleton). In the light of this quotation, write an essay on the dynamics of audience (AND/OR reader) response in relation to Renaissance tragedy.
The plan deals primarily with the character of Bosola. It argues that his character’s anti-authoritarian and transgressive characteristics allow the audience to identify with his character.
Written by a finalist at Durham University. Excellent resource for A-level and university students.
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