Bosola
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Bosola is a complex, morally conflicted malcontent and spy who serves as both villain and tragic observer in John Webster’s Jacobean tragedy "The Duchess of Malfi."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ malcontent ⓘ spy ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alignmentWithDuchess |
initially hostile
ⓘ
ultimately sympathetic ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Jacobean tragedy ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Duchess of Malfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antonio Bologna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand NERFINISHED ⓘ the Cardinal NERFINISHED ⓘ the Duchess of Malfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
malcontent observer
ⓘ
satiric commentator ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | bridge between court villains and innocent victims ⓘ |
| employer |
Ferdinand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Cardinal ⓘ |
| fate | dies violently at the end of the play ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Duchess of Malfi, Act 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction |
intelligencer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
archetypal Jacobean malcontent
ⓘ
central figure in critical discussions of The Duchess of Malfi ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
agent of retributive justice
ⓘ
agent of the Duchess’s downfall ⓘ tragic observer of court corruption ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Italian ⓘ |
| notableAction |
kills the Cardinal
ⓘ
later turns against his employers ⓘ mortally wounds Ferdinand ⓘ participates in the murder of the Duchess ⓘ spies on the Duchess’s secret marriage ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
eventual avenger of the Duchess
ⓘ
instrument of surveillance over the Duchess ⓘ spy for Ferdinand and the Cardinal ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class resentment
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conscience and guilt ⓘ corruption ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| workSetting | Italian court of Malfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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