The Duchess of Malfi

Credits: John Webster (author)

Summary

The widowed Duchess of Malfi secretly marries her steward Antonio against the wishes of her brothers, the Cardinal and Ferdinand. Their revenge on her and her children is one of the cruellest in English drama and drives the court toward a bloody end. This book contains scenes of violence as its author wrote them.

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Chapters (5)

  1. 1. Act 1
  2. 2. Act 2
  3. 3. Act 3
  4. 4. Act 4
  5. 5. Act 5

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