The Duchess of Malfi Chapter Summary & Analysis - Act 3, Scene 3 Summary

Act 3, Scene 3 Summary

The Cardinal, Ferdinand, Malateste, Pescara, Silvio, and Delio are in a room in the Cardinal's palace at Rome. The Cardinal and Malateste are discussing a minor military plot. Meanwhile, Delio and Silvio are telling Ferdinand that Malateste is not a genuine soldier, but merely a foppish lord playing at being a soldier. As they are making jests about Malateste, Bosola enters and speaks to Ferdinand and the Cardinal. Silvio, Delio, and Pescara comment on the anger and violence that are apparent in Ferdinand's and the Cardinal's faces as Bosola speaks to them. Ferdinand declares that the Duchess's false pilgrimage damns her. The Cardinal says he will ask Ancona to banish the Duchess, Antonio, and their children. Ferdinand tells Bosola to write to the Duchess's son from her first marriage, the young Duke of Malfi, and to gather 150 horsemen.

Act 3, Scene 3 Analysis

It is interesting that in this scene, Delio is clearly working...
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