Duchess of malfi Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Summary of the key themes of Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ including related quotes, critical perspectives and contextual points. Used for English Literature Alevel OCR.

This A* English Literature essay is a great colour-coded exemplar on Acceptable Behaviour in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Duchess of Malfi. The colour-coded system highlights the AO assessments that make it an A* essay.

This document includes the entirety of the analysis for A-Level English literature on The Duchess of Malfi, a Jacobean play by John Webster. The document includes context, themes and critical comments. Context is the heaviest weighting for this paper in OCR English literature, so these notes are essential for your summer exam!

35 page document with detailed contextual information on the Duchess of Malfi, linking each context point directly to the play. Helped me achieve an A*, almost full marks.

The essay question answered in this document is “In the social world of the play, we are made to think more about the insecurity of males than the powerlessness of females.” To what extent would you apply this view to both ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’? This is an A* grade essay with the teacher's comments added in red.

Detailed scene-by-scene plot summary and quote bank - quotes corresponding to each scene in a table. Helped me achieve an A*.

These are summary sheets for 'The Duchess of Malfi'. They include key quotes and a concise analysis, relevant contexts and critical quotes.

Fully comprehensive critics table - gives detail into each of the critics, with dates and references to books, summarising their theses. Helped me achieve an A*, almost full marks, in my A level.

Duchess of Malfi Key Quotes with complete solution