Zusammenfassung der Ressource
FERDINAND
- VILLAN
- Mad
- Tricks played on the Duchess
- Revenge Tragedy
- Mental Health not really understood
- More humorous possibly to a 17th century audience
- Abuses his power
- Not allowed to feel sorry for him when he becomes
mentally ill
- Comedy Element - when he fights
his own shadow
- Websters intentions - laughing behind
backs - breaks tensions
- Ruled by his emotional impulses -
contrasts with the Cardinal
- Results in cruelty - similarly with his sister but
she has no intentions to be cruel. Siblings are
their own worst enemies
- Expressive in performance. Rollercoaster -
audience on edge as he's always changing
- Controlling - loses this over his sister - insane
- Surrounded by sycophants
- James 1st criticised
- Position in the family - inadequate/uncertain in his position?
- Incest - perverted
- Criticism of the aristocracy and royal courts