The+Duchess+of+Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi : The story had published in 1623, the play is loosely based on the true. The play begin as a love story, the story tells about a young widow who marries against the wishes of her powerful brothers, setting off a storm of revenge. The startling violence, the unbelievable plot twists, the mysterious motives of the brothers, and the calm strength of the Duchess have made **The Duchess of Malfi**  a subject for fierce debate for hundreds of years. Critics and reviewers have loved or hated the play, with equal fervor.

The Duchess's story is based on actual events that took place in Italy in the early sixteenth century. Webster freely borrowed elements of his story from several sources, including William Painter's popular collection of stories, The Palace of Pleasure  (1566-1567), and Sir Philip Sidney's romance, Arcadia  (1590), and also borrowed dramatic elements from the Revenge Tragedy tradition, but he adapted the source materials to suit his own themes and dramatic purpose. And it is still performed in the 21st century. 