Antonio
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loyal
hard working
kind
That sure her nights, nay, more, her very sleeps,
Are more in heaven than other ladies' shrifts.
has a strong admiration for the duchess, emphasised in his speech to delio about her
thinks poorly of the two brothers
Secret lover of the duchess - very frowned upon in jacobean time period for members of differing social classes to be in a relationship
he admires the french court
similar to the renaissance man - good at many things, hence why he is a steward
capable of transformation through acts of his own, perhaps he hoped that his relationship with the duchess would transform him from a steward into a higher social class
She throws upon a man so sweet a look
That it were able to raise one to a galliard.
portrays the cardinal as an extremely unholy, despite being a religous man
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tried to bribe people to become the pope
says that ferdinand 'speaks with others tongues and hears mens suits with other ears'
multiplicity
"quits first his royal palace ...of flat'ring sycophants, of dissolute ... And infamous persons"
"I will remain the constant sanctuary ... Of your good name"
does this to protect the duchess' reputation
still thinks of himself as the duchess' steward even during their relationship