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Referring to Act 3, Scene 2, lines 88 to 140, Discuss the ways is which Webster reveals the nature of the relationship between the Duchess and Ferdinand at this point in the play. Analyse the language and Imagery used.
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Referring to Act 3, Scene 2, lines 88 to 140, Discuss the ways is which Webster reveals the nature of the relationship between the Duchess and Ferdinand at this point in the play. Analyse the language and Imagery used. Webster's The Duchess of Malfi may be an Elizabethan tragedy, but it is also a psychological horror story involving the corrupt relationship between the anguished Ferdinand and his sister. During lines 88 to 140 in Act 3, Scene 2 aspects of the Duchess and Ferdinand's characteristics become evident, giving the audience a clear insight into the relationship Webster wished to portray. Ferdinand desires to control his sister, but his wish seem somewhat futile, as she has been married before and thus gained her powerful status. Ferdinand's intensions towards his sister have been the source of much conjecture between critics and the nature of their relationship is one to be explored in great...
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