"My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning‚ frequently anthologized as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning’s Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is set during the late Italian Renaissance. The speaker (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) is giving the emissary of his prospective new wife (presumably a third or fourth since he Browning could have easily written ’second’ but did not do so) a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of
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1) Discuss the concept of Tragedy with reference to "The Spanish Tragedy". A tragedy is a religious experience which is main objective is to make the audience reflect on serious matters in order to know ourselves better and to hopefully grow as a person. It is a performed action that conveys both the feelings of pity and fear (as Aristotle’s definition of tragedy establishes) leading to the catharsis of such emotions among the spectators. All these elements are properly presented within "The Spanish
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Setting and Background The setting of "My Last Duchess‚" a highly acclaimed 1842 poem by Robert Browning‚ is the palace of the Duke of Ferrara on a day in October 1564. Ferrara is in northern Italy‚ between Bologna and Padua‚ on a branch of the Po River. The city was the seat of an important principality ruled by the House of Este from 1208 to 1598. The Este family constructed an imposing castle in Ferrara beginning in 1385 and‚ over the years‚ made Ferrara an important center of arts and learning
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Hamlet is a classic example of a tragedy as Hamlet suffers while trying to avenge his fathers death and eventually dies at the end while attempting to do so. Hamlet feels empty without resolution to his father’s death and since there is no justice system that is going to reveal the truth about his father’s death‚ he must take it into his own hands. Hamlet delays killing Claudius for a long time after the ghost appears. Hamlet delays his revenge of his fathers death not because he
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An act of revenge or no? “ON THAT GLORIUS NOONDAY when Dulce Rosa Orellano was crowned with jasmines of Carnival Queen‚ the mothers of the other candidates murmured that it was unfair for her to win just because she was the only daughter of the most powerful man in the entire province‚ Senator Anselmo Orellano” (Charters‚ 2011‚ p.42). This first paragraph of the passage as well as the title of the story leads the reader to prepare for some sort of battle. The story goes on to
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When one is done wrong in a particularly hurtful or offending way‚ getting revenge is sometimes thought of as the most satisfying way of regaining ones sense of self worth. This plan‚ however‚ holds an immense possibility of backfiring in ways never dreamed of. In fact‚ the outcome of the situation at hand is sometimes made worse than it might have been if this course of action is taken. Arthur Miller demonstrates this in his tragic play The Crucible‚ by showing the reader that although giving in
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Justice or Revenge? The death penalty has no place in a civilised society‚ but India seems to celebrate it. ndia’s first execution of a death penalty in eight years‚ the speed with which Ajmal Kasab (the only perpetrator of the 26 November 2008 killings to have been held) was hanged after his mercy petition was rejected by the president‚ the public celebrations that erupted in a few parts of the country and the manner in which the media has reported/commented on the hanging in Pune on 21 November
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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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The Birth Of Tragedy Primitive men did not distinguish between " real " and " virtual ". 1. I reproduce the magic natural phenomenon for smooth operation of the four seasons. 2. The guaranteed and abundance of cruise seasons speak certain God as a person who is young and healthy‚ when God is strong. - That it believed that there is no effect when weakly God (You killed God‚ was elected as the new human God) 3. Festival will open on the day you killed God‚ when that‚ it was a new practice
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“The tragedy” Is the tragedy of Oedipus Rex’s downfall the fact that he beds his mother‚ and killed his father? Or is the fact the he did these things unwittingly. Oedipus a wise ruler and a good man in many ways was doomed from his self‚ from birth. This is what Sophocles would refer to as a hamartia‚ or tragic flaw. Oedipus refers to the people of his country as his children‚ the people are aware that as a the king he is kind however he is overwhelmingly filled with so much pride
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