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Why have most of the servants and courtiers abandoned the Duchess?
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They were hoping she would give them part of her inheritance
They have decided they want to take revenge against her family
They no longer think she can give them social and financial advancement
They have been paid to abandon her by the Cardinal and Ferdinand
What is the content of the letter that Bosola gives to the Duchess from Ferdinand?
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A request to meet Antonio
A call for reconciliation
An invitation to a royal event
A declaration of war
What does the Duchess suggest Antonio do for the safety of their family?
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She advises Antonio to confront their enemies directly
She asks Antonio to hide in the roughest neighborhoods of Rome
She tells Antonio to flee to Milan with their eldest son
She instructs Antonio to form an allegiance with Bosola
What is Antonio's response to the Duchess's fears?
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He argues that they should fight back against their enemies.
He reassures her by referencing faith and the afterlife.
He dismisses her fears as irrational.
He suggests that they should escape together.
When the Duchess references Greek mythology by mentioning Charon's boat and the River Styx, what is her general meaning?
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She means that she feels like she's living in hell
She means that Ferdinand is like a deathly messenger
She means that she is prepared to withstand anything
She means that she knows she is about to suffer
What implications does the Duchess's allegory about social class carry?
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It signifies that class determines one's survival in society
It suggests that society often mistakenly values despicable people
It implies that the lower class should always respect the upper class
It demonstrates that the upper class is always superior to the lower class
