My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of
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Write About The Ways Browning Tells The Story- My Last Duchess Immediately Browning titles the story with a hint that suggests the story will describe ownership of one of many Duchess’. It also suggests through the name ’Duchess’ that it is coming from a royal background rather than simply saying ’woman’ or ’wife’. The story is about a Duke who decides to remove his wife from his life out of paranoia and jealousy‚ by murdering her. Browning is the writer and the listener‚ the Duke is the speaker
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To my dear and loving husband Anne Bradstreet – Context Anne Bradstreet was born in September 16th‚ 1612 in Northampton‚ England. She was the daughter of Thomas Dudley‚ a steward of the Earl of Lincoln‚ and Dorothy Yorke. Due to her families position she grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time‚ being tutored in history‚ several languages and literature. At the age of sixteen she married Simon. Both Anne’s father and husband were later to serve as governors
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My husband (TJ) should have been a stand-up comedian. For the past 28 years‚ my man has made me belly laugh every single day with the most shocking and funniest comments one could imagine. I come from an extra-large family that always has 30 plus people at every gathering. My hubby has a large‚ captive audience that always ends up in tears‚ crying‚ from the outlandish subject matter that he tackles. Six of us were flying back to Seattle from Texas. It was a full flight and we were sitting in the
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reminisced on what helped my husband get to where he is today. Macbeth has done a lot to thwart competitors. He killed his own King and his dear friend Banquo. Nevertheless‚ my husband is the man being crowned today. I fully believe in my heart he will be a righteous king. I fear he may one day go mad from the murders‚ but alas‚ it was to keep hold of the crown. Macbeth tells me once more of the ordered hit of Banquo‚ how he was suspicious of his actions. He tells me not to worry my pretty little head about
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"The Flea" who haunts "My Last Duchess" History has blessed the English language with many great romanticists; they were men and sometimes woman who had an affinity for describing the glories of love. Yet in the midst of such uninhibited amorousness‚ they were a select few who chose to write about the seamier side of romance. It was these works which perhaps best represented the complexities of the male-female relationships of the time. Although written more than two hundred years apart‚ both "The
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the ways Browning tells the story in My Last Duchess The story focuses on the key events of the painting‚ the marriage between the Duke and the past Duchess‚ the possible murder of the Duchess and the yet to be new wife. The story being told is of the relationship between the Duke and former Duchess. Browning adopts numerous narrative techniques. Browning uses the form of a dramatic monologue to help the story progress. For instance ’That’s my Last Duchess’ shows that there is one speculator
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Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ "To My Dear and Loving Husband‚" is a short poem in which she shows her undying love and tenderness toward her husband. The poem has five stanzas‚ each stanza was ryhming couplets in the entire poem which are AABBCCDD and EEFF‚ the end of each word in each line are sharing the same rhythm and tone that gives the poem an arranged ‚organized ‚and musical structure. Also. it has twelve lines‚ the beginning word of the fifth line which is “I” we can infer that the poem is written
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To her master‚ nay father‚ to her husband‚ nay brother; his handmaid‚ nay daughter‚ his spouse‚ nay sister: to ABELARD‚ HELOISE. Your letter written to a friend for his comfort‚ beloved‚ was lately brought to me by chance. Seeing at once from the title that it was yours‚ I began the more ardently to read it in that the writer was so dear to me‚ that I might at least be refreshed by his words as by a picture of him whose presence I have lost. Almost every line of that letter‚ I remember‚ was filled
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Husband Today is the day. It is December 20 1776. Today I’m headed off to go join the war. I’m going Delaware to meet up with General washington and his troops. They are planning to attack the British while they are celebrating Christmas. Many people have died and they needed more soldiers so I volunteered. Wife Today is the day. My husband is going off to war. He kissed me goodbye and told me that he was going to go meet up with General Washington. It has been said that the General has lost many
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