Key Facts of The Duchess of Malfi
About the author: John Webster was a Jacobean dramatist. He was famous for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess Malfi.
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Key Facts
Full title: The Tragedy of the Duchess of Malfi.
Time of composition: Between 1612-1613
First performed: At Globe Theatre 1614
Published date: 1623
Genre: Tragedy or Revenge Tragedy or Decadent Play.
Note: Decadent play shows the destruction of standards, morals, honor, religious faith, and discipline.
Time setting: 16th century Europe because the play opens in 1504 at the court of Malfi, Italy.
Place setting: Malfi, Rome, Ancona, Loreto, Milan
The number of acts: There are five acts in the play which consist of 18 scenes.
