The Duchess of Marfi is a play that involved a lot of violence which is influenced by Jacobean style. In this play you are able to recognize that when you broke laws or rules you are punish for it. Also, the play shows the different between the rich and the poor; they used people of low class to do their dirty job.
Because all the violence and the lack of social order that is going on through the Duchess of Marfi one painting came to my mind it is called Guernica by Pablo Picasso. This painting is one of his most famous works because it shows a strong political statement about the devastating casual bombing practice on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica is a painting that shows the tragedies and suffers of innocent people. While you see this painting you can recognize the brutality and darkness and drama behind the painting. Also, the used of blue, black, and white colors makes this painting more dramatic. The Spanish Civil War was used as an opportunity to test new weapons led by Hitler; here we can see the power of a government over other countries. The scene that is depicted by Picasso I found it kind of similar to the scenes that are depict on The Duchess of Marfi because both involved a lot of violence where innocent people are the ones that suffer. In the Duchess of Marfi and Guernica shows a lack of democracy of common people and the only ones that can decide are the government or rich people upon common people.
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Adriana- I think it’s really interesting that you chose a work of visual art, and specifically this painting, to talk about Jacobean style. I agree with your assessment of how violence works here, and I think it’s really interesting to think about this work as Jacobean.