Status Updates From The Duchess of Malfi and Ot...

Read currently up to Act 2, Scene 1 (haven’t begun yet)
The Duchess’s brothers warn her about remarrying which is an attempt to control her. The duchess in secret chooses to marry Antonio, showing independence. Bosola, who is hired by one of the brothers to look for her, sets up the danger that’ll happen. Themes: Power, Control, Betrayal, Patriarchy and Women, Appearances vs Reality and this is a Tragic Play.

The White Devil and Duchess of Malfi positively slapped, very enjoyable to read and more easy to understand than Shakespeare where I find myself constantly flipping back to the appendix. There’s two other plays to go which aren’t as “critically acclaimed” or whatever but I have a feeling they’ll be similarly fun to read