Jacomo is one of the two friars from The Jew of Malta. He is a Dominican, since Abigail asks for a brother of St. Jacques in [III,3] . The first Dominican house was located in Rue St. Jacques in Paris. Until the French Revolution, the Dominicans were therefore also called…
Bernardine is one of the two monks from The Jew of Malta. While it is clear from the text that Jacomo, the other devout friar, is a Dominican, his monastic order is not revealed. Based on the name, he could be a Cistercian. Saint Bernard de Clairvaux ensured that this…
The name means "joy of the father", which may well be meant sardonically in The Jew of Malta. She is mentioned twice in the Old Testament (2 Sam 17:25; 1 Chr 2:16-17) and is regarded as David’s sister or half-sister. While all the characters in Malta have ambiguous motives, Abigail…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Albert de Gondi, Duke de Retz (* 4 November 1522; † 12 April 1602) was an important member of the French court and confidant of Caterina de' Medici as well as her sons. His mother Marie Catherine Gondi was the wife of a Florentine banker who had settled in Lyon….
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Alexandre-Édouard de Valois (* 19 September 1551; † 2 August 1589) was the fourth son of Henri II and Caterina de' Medici. Of all his brothers, he was the one with the most robust health. He did not get on well with his siblings, but was his mother’s declared favourite….
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
