I find Ferdinand's obsession with his sister to be rather creepy and incestuous. He is so fixated on her sexuality that one cannot help but think he is seriously warped. In the beginning of the play, the Duchess's two brothers both urged her not to marry. The cardinal only wishes this for reasons regarding power. Ferdinand, however, does not want her to marry again because he does not want another man to have her. The fact that Ferdinand and the Duchess are twins is significant to his bondage to her. The two share the same blood and are so deeply connected (though Ferdinand seems to be too connected). His obsession with his sister eventually drives him to murder her. His anger at her when he discovers that she has married and had children is quite frightening. His description of what he will do to the Duchess is grotesque and vengeful.
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