John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).<br /><br /><strong>Characters:</strong>
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<li>Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3657">BellonaTimes</a></li>
<li>Delio -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/152">Andy Minter</a></li>
<li>Antonio -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3595">Martin Geeson</a></li>
<li>Bosola -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2624">David Nicol</a></li>
<li>Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3724">jonesy</a></li>
<li>Ferdinand -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb</a></li>
<li>Silvio -- <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2234">Lars Rolander</a></li>
<li>Roderigo -- <a href="ht