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    My Last Duchess

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    How does Browning tell the story of “My Last Duchess” in the first thirteen lines? In the opening lines of “My Last Duchess”‚ Browning introduces his speaker‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who sets the stage to tell the story of his late wife to the Count’s emissary. As a dramatic monologue‚ Browning’s identity is dissolved into his character’s voice and persona; the first-person narration of the Duke dominates the perspective of the story; the emissary becomes a silent listener‚ whose presence is only

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    My Last Duchess Question: Write about a poem set well in the past‚ but which remains relevant today. Explain why‚ despite the difference in time‚ the main concerns of the poem remains relevant to you. A poem which is set well in the past but remains relevant in today’s society is ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. The poem remains relevant today as even nowadays there are people who possess similar characteristics as the Duke; the abusive use of power in some societies is still relevant

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    In Robert Browning’s poem--“My Last Duchess”--the speaker (presumably the Duke) is giving a servant of his prospective wife’s family a tour of his home. He draws a back a curtain to reveal a concealed painting of a woman by Frà Pandolf‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife. The Duke invites his guest to sit and look at the painting‚ and as they look at the portrait of the late Duchess the Duke describes her. Throughout the whole explanation of his late wife’s actions‚ one may get the

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    The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is often anthologized as an illustration of dramatic monologue. It initially appeared in the year 1842 in the Dramatic Lyrics of Browning. The verse is written in the 28 rhymed couplets of the iambic pentameter. This verse is loosely supported on historical incidents relating Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who used to live in 16th century. Theme The central themes are influence‚ power‚ marriage‚ egotism and aristocracy. It is likely to utilize blanket

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    I. Author ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning is the author of the poem “my last duchess”. He is a son of Robert Browning‚ a Bank of England clerk‚ and Sarah Anna Wiedemann‚ of Scottish-German descent‚ Browning received little formal education. His learning was gleaned mainly from his Father’s library at home in Camberwell‚ South London‚ where he learnt something‚ with his Father’s help‚ of Latin and Greek. Though he attended lectures at the University of London in 1828‚ Browning

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    My Last Duchess” When reading “My Last Duchess” at first it was quite confusing. The narrator doesn’t finish his thoughts at the ending of every line which kept me guessing and trying to piece it all together. After reading it the third time I finally came to understand exactly what he was trying to say. The narrator was a troubled powerful man who was showing off a piece of art to another man‚ but little did he know at first what exactly that painting meant. First‚ I would like to describe a little

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    The poem My Last Duchess utilizes strong imagery of the speaker’s last wife in order to warn his new future wife the expectations and need that he needs‚ for his last marriage did not meet his expectations. From the description of his last wife and her flaws‚ the speaker evokes to his future wife what he expects in his new marriage‚ which further reveals the speaker’s attitude. The speaker enjoys and compliments the last duchess’ “depth and passion” of her earnest glance. However‚ it is revealed

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    used by Robert Browning to portray the two speakers in ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ are both poems about men who appear to have a compulsive need for control over the women in their lives. However‚ the speakers appear to be quite different as we see that the protagonist in ‘My Last Duchess’ is a Duke with a high self-esteem and confidence‚ whereas the protagonist in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ emerges as a depressed man with no apparent intuitions or

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    Porphyria's Lover Analysis

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    Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning - An Analysis The finest woks of Browning endeavor to explain the mechanics of human psychology. The motions of love‚ hate‚ passion‚ instinct‚ violence‚ desire‚ poverty‚ violence‚ and sex and sensuousness are raised from the dead in his poetry with a striking virility and some are even introduced with a remarkable brilliance. Thanks to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution‚ so many people living in such close quarters‚ poverty‚ violence‚ and sex

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    to be comparing “Love and Hate” by Elizabeth Siddal and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning; both of which share the same theme which is human experiences. Dark vibes arise from both poems as you go through them which‚ in some cases can be attributed to real life characters like in the case of “My Last Duchess”. What was great about the Elizabeth Siddals’ poem‚ was the fact that the hatred and spite that is portrayed within the poem can be really felt rather than read. Starting out with “My Last

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