John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi". Going above and beyond one's station

Essay from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, LMU Munich (Anglistik), course: The Woman Question - Seminar, language: English, abstract: Essay on John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi", portraying the way the characters aspire above and beyond their own station in society, in a very conservative circle that does not allow for following one...