How Long to Read The Duchess of Malfi

How Long Does it Take to Read The Duchess of Malfi?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 14 minutes to read The Duchess of Malfi by Pascale Drouet

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This collection of essays represents new scholarly work on John Webster’s great tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. The critical methodologies range from historical contexts to feminist readings of agency and identity, to social analyses of Jacobean culture. The play has rightly taken its place as one of the greatest of the early modern period, and the Duchess is now seen as one of the great tragic figures of the time—and along with Shakespeare’s Cleopatra, one of the most powerful representations of a strong female character in control of her own sexuality and her own destiny. The play also offers an unusual range of villainous characters, from the Duchess’s two brothers—the Machiavellian Cardinal and the deranged Ferdinand—to Bosola, who at first seems to be a conventional Vice-like villain. Bosola commits terrible acts in the play, and though he ultimately surrenders to his conscience and tries to do good, this transformation comes too late, and the final set of murders takes place in darkness—an apt symbol of the play’s disturbing moral universe.

How long is The Duchess of Malfi?

The Duchess of Malfi by Pascale Drouet is 485 pages long, and a total of 123,675 words.

This makes it 164% the length of the average book. It also has 151% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Duchess of Malfi Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 15 minutes to read The Duchess of Malfi aloud.

What Reading Level is The Duchess of Malfi?

The Duchess of Malfi is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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