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Stuivenberg, Jenny (2015)

The Portrayal of Widowhood in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi and Elizabeth Cary's The Tragedy of Mariam

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
The portrayal of widowhood in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi and Elizabeth Cary's The Tragedy of Mariam. These plays offer and explore contradicting perspectives on widowhood and the status of women in a patriarchal society. This paper compares the portrayal of widowhood and focuses on characterization.
Widowhood
Early Modern England
Patriarchal society
Author
Stuivenberg, Jenny
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors
Akkerman, N.N.W.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en