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By close consideration of two extracts of your choice, assess the importance of the Christian perspective in Webster’s presentation of the Duchess
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Practise essay question - The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster By REBECCA HEYS " 'In heroic terms, the Duchess defies the evil in her court and her brothers' hearts; in Christian terms, she makes a good end.' (Elizabeth M. Brennan) By close consideration of two extracts of your choice, assess the importance of the Christian perspective in Webster's presentation of the Duchess." There has been much debate over whether the Duchess of Malfi is a character who is essentially a victim of her brothers' tyranny and the corruption of her court, and whose downfall is caused by such, or is responsible for her own negligent and selfish actions by marrying a man she loved but in doing so abandoning her princely duties. Certainly, Webster's borrowings saw the Duchess as little more than a whore or a strumpet (much like Julia in Webster's version), but modern audiences, with modern sympathies, have preferred...
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