The play is set in the court of Malfi (Amalfi), Italy, from 1504 to 1510. The recently widowed Duchess falls in love with Antonio, a lowly steward. Her brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, forbid her from remarrying, seeking to defend their inheritance and desperate to avoid a degrading association with a social inferior. Suspicious of her, they hire Bosola to spy on her. She elopes with Antonio and bears him three children secretly. Bosola eventually discovers that the Duchess is pregnant but does not know who the father is.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	January 15, 2021
ISBN13	9798588919791
Publishers	Independently Published
Pages	112
Dimensions	127 × 203 × 7 mm · 127 g
Language	English

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