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Definition of The Duchess of Malfi from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

The Duchess of Malfi

 
/ðə ˌdʌtʃəs əv ˈmælfi/
 
/ðə ˌdʌtʃəs əv ˈmælfi/
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  1. a play (1613) by the English writer John Webster about a woman who marries against the wishes of her two powerful and cruel brothers. It is a dark story of evil and guilt, expressed in great poetry. All the main characters die in the end.
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