Revolutionary Matrimony: Duchess of Malfi's Defiance

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In the article “Exercising the Body Politic” by Theodora A. Jankowski, the revolutionary attitudes of the Duchess of Malfi are examined. One claim Jankowski makes about the Duchess is the nature, and existence, of her marriage to Antonio. Of all her actions, the Duchess’ decision to marry is the most subversive decision she makes in the play because she takes what is traditionally a way to continue the oppression of a women and makes it an occasion meant to satisfy her own happiness.
The article points out that the Duchess made the decision to get remarried when there was no pressure to do so. In fact, it was just the opposite. She found a man that she wanted to marry and build a life with so that is what she pursued. It was not a marriage

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