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| Name: |
John Webster | | Birth Date: |
c. 1580 | | Death Date: |
c. 1634 | | Place of Birth: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist |
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 Biography of John Webster
384 words, approx. 1.3 pages
 The reputation of the English dramatist John Webster (ca. 1580-ca. 1634) rests on two blank-verse tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. He was a painstaking literary craftsman, much concerned with the philosophy and the psychology of evil.... summary from source:
Biography of John Webster
9898 words, approx. 33 pages
 Despite his seminal importance in Jacobean drama (most critics rank him as second only to William Shakespeare as a tragedian), very little was known about John Webster's life until recently. However, the researches of Mary Edmond and the discovery in 198... summary from source:
 Biography of John Webster
8858 words, approx. 29.5 pages
Despite his seminal importance in Jacobean drama (most critics rank him as second only to Shakespeare as a tragedian), very little was known about John Webster's life until recently. However, the researches of Mary Edmond and the discovery in 1985 of a f...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Duchess of Malfi Summary
5,568 words, approx. 19 pagesThe Duchess of Malfi by John Webster John Webster was born in London around 1578, the son of a cart-maker. Probably he was educated at the Merchant Taylors School, and certainly he received legal training at the Middle Temple, one of London’s law... summary from source:
 The Duchess of Malfi Information
2,898 words, approx. 10 pages
The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614 [1] at the Globe Theatre in London, and published for the first time in 1623. It is loosely based on true events that occurred...
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 Daily Mail [ THEATRE: The Duchess of Malfi ... ]
01/29/2003: 376 words, approx. 1 pages The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster: Royal National Theatre NO actor should be expected to go mad in saggy white underpants, the sorry fate of Will Keen as the psychopathic Duke Ferdinand, brother of the otherwise unnamed Duchess. And no... summary from source:
The Independent - London Theatre: The Duchess Of Malfi Colchester Theatre
04/11/2000: 473 words, approx. 2 pages Theatre THE DUCHESS OF MALFI COLCHESTER THEATRE IT IS a sad irony that more people will now know John Webster as the darkly blood-obsessed young animal-torturer in Shakespeare in Love than as the darkly blood-obsessed writer of two of the Jacobean stage's... summary from source:
 AP News Eclectic plays conclude Stratford season
8/20/2007: 1,210 words, approx. 4 pagesFrom Edward Albee to John Steinbeck. From Derek Walcott to Oscar Wilde. Then add David Edgar for good measure. Summer may be winding down, but the Stratford Festival of Canada isn't.The repertory theater, with 14 shows now on view, has opened a final, eclectic batch...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Charles R. Forker
12,742 words, approx. 43 pages
In this excerpt, Forker takes a psychological approach to character studies of Ferdinand, the Cardinal, and the Duchess. Forker maintains that the ambiguity of Webster's characters is a mark of his skill in developing individuated, strongly drawn figures.
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Critical Essay by Christina Luckyj
10,061 words, approx. 34 pages
Below, Luckyj explores how Webster's repetition of large dramatic action sequences in The White Devil and in The Duchess of Malfi "allows [each play's simple linear progression to be de-emphasized and its central experience explored and intensified, " providing at the climactic center of each tragedy, "a clear and sustained dramatic experience [that] incarnates the play's central paradox."]
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Critical Essay by Katherine Rowe
9,997 words, approx. 33 pages
In this essay, part of a larger study of the repeated image of the dead hand in literature, Rowe discusses the image of the hand as it represents both marriage and the occult in The Duchess of Malfi. Rowe focuses on the scene in which Ferdinand offers the Duchess a dead man's hand in place of his own, considering it within contemporary discourse and beliefs about witchcraft.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 86%An Analysis of Bosola in 'the Duchess of Malfi'
1,215 words, approx. 4 pages
Analyzes the character of Bosola from 'The Duchess of Malfi' by John Webster. Debates if Bosola is an entirely convincing character or merely a tool in Webster's structuring of the plot. Describes Bosola's dramatic function in the play? summary from source:
Essay Grade: 90%Character Analysis of Bosola
1,211 words, approx. 4 pages
Essay provides a character analysis of Bosola from the play "The Duchess of Mali." summary from source:
Essay Grade: 83%" There Are Too Many Inconsistencies in Webster's Plays. Do You Agree?
951 words, approx. 3 pages
"The Duchess of Malfi" is an example of a Jacobean revenge tragedy. The Jacobean age was one of questioning and uncertainty about many issues, such as religion, politics and law. The play itself had often been criticised as being weak, confusing, and illogical, containing many inconsistencies within characterisation, plot and structure.
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