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The Edusites’ Guide to Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi” »
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Summary of the Plot It is generally accepted that that there are five main characters in the play: the Duchess and her husband Antonio (her steward) who are virtuous, chaste, innocent and good: and, conversely her twin brother Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria who is vilely repulsive, evil, jealous and obsessed; and their elder brother the Cardinal who is ice cold, utterly depraved and corrupt. Between these two poles we have Bosola a cynical malcontent who has been in the service of the Cardinal and…
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The Edusites’ Guide to Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi” - Mock exams with indicative content »
Categories: KS5 Resources, Cambridge AS and A Level 8695 IGCE, Drama, Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi”
Remember that you are being tested on your knowledge and understanding of the whole text from which you are expected to make relevant and judicious selections of detail to frame your answer. Mock Exam Question 1 New PDF Mock Exam Question 2 New PDF Mock Exam Question 3 New PDF Question 1 EITHER A How far do you believe that in writing 'The Duchess of Malfi' Webster's main interest was to highlight inequalities between men and women? OR B Read the following passage from Act 3…
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The Edusites’ Guide to Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi” - Lesson 3 »
Categories: KS5 Resources, Cambridge AS and A Level 8695 IGCE, Drama, Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi”
Lesson Plan Three Oh the horror! No Revenge Tragedy would be complete without the catalogue of horrific items we touched on at the start of the commentary. In this lesson we want you to research (singly or in pairs) the following items in detail and then decide on the significance of their dramatic functions in the play. There should be a prize for the most thoroughly researched and enlightened contribution! The learning objective here is to understand the ways in which the conventions of the…
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The Edusites’ Guide to Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi” - Lesson 2 »
Categories: KS5 Resources, Cambridge AS and A Level 8695 IGCE, Drama, Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi”
Lesson Plan Two The learning objective here is to focus on the Cardinal by firstly looking at what is said about him by characters we know we can trust: Antonio and Delio and then look at the Cardinal in action to see how what they say is embodied. Starter Activity In Act One we are given initial character sketches of the brothers: this is the exchange between them on the Cardinal:- DELIO. Now, sir, your promise: what 's that cardinal? I mean his temper? They…
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The Edusites’ Guide to Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi” - Lesson 1 »
Categories: KS5 Resources, Cambridge AS and A Level 8695 IGCE, Drama, Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi”
Lesson Plan One In this lesson we will look at our introduction to the play and its issues in Act One scene one. The learning objective is to develop our understanding of the ways in which the characters introduce themselves and each other and which of the play's major themes are broached. We will then go on to link these points to moments later in the scene when they flag critical moments in the drama. By the end we should be able to answer the question: ‘how important is the opening…
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