# Doctor — The Duchess of Malfi character guide

> Doctor in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Doctor True, Pescara Doctor

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i

## Who they are

A physician consulted by the court.

## Relationships

### [Ferdinand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duchess_of_malfi_se/characters/ferdinand)

_professional_

The Doctor is Ferdinand's physician, attending to his lycanthropy and madness, but unable to cure his violent obsession.

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