The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi  (1623)  by John Webster

The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and published for the first time in 1623. It is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567).

Contents

• Act I, scene i
• Act I, scene ii
• Act II, scene i
• Act II, scene ii
• Act II, scene iii
• Act II, scene iv
• Act II, scene v
• Act III, scene i
• Act III, scene ii
• Act III, scene iii
• Act III, scene iv
• Act III, scene v
• Act IV, scene i
• Act IV, scene ii
• Act V, scene i
• Act V, scene ii
• Act V, scene iii
• Act V, scene iv
• Act V, scene v

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.