“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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In the poem my last duchess‚ Robert Browning carefully crafts the character of the duke to illustrate that vengeful male power can lead to dire consequences for women. Firstly‚ the speeches of the dukes reveal a great deal about his character. For example‚ the duke says “she thanked men‚--good; but thanked /somehow… I know not how”. (Browning 31-32) this shows both his arrogant power and his contempt for his duchess‚ both of which lead her demise. Here‚ the duke reveals to his silent listener that
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Analysis of “The Power and Mystery of Naming Things” Eve Ensler’s essay‚ “The Power and Mystery of Naming Things” was published on April 2010 on the Web. Some issues can be considered on her essay and worth to be discussed as follow. Her specific audiences are mostly whole range of women around the world. She suggests a simple way to break some unreasonable rules‚ habits‚ cultures‚ customs and traditions against women which has been set for many centuries. She asked women to break their silence
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Kortney Loftin English 122 G12 MW Ms. Spencer 4 March 2013 Rhetorical Analysis In the article “The Power and Mystery of Naming Things” by Eve Ensler‚ published by National Public Radio on March 20‚ 2006‚ states that the being able to name things has a great power over us. As the founder of V-day‚ a global movement to end violence against women‚ she directs her article towards women that have a tragic event happen to them at some point in their lives. She encourages women to be able to come
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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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Compare the central characters in ‘Medusa’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ and Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ are two entirely different poems in many respects. Written in entirely different eras‚ some would say that they are as opposite as poetry could be. However‚ their central characters have some remarkable similarities that strike a chord with the reader and represent a common theme. In each of the poems‚ both Medusa and the Duke of Ferrara represent the fickleness
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In “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ the center of the speaker’s focus is the beautiful‚ blooming girl called Porphyria. The speaker acknowledges the girl’s passion and contrasts her against the storm outdoors. I believe the emphasis on the raging weather is used repeatedly to create the feeling of stark opposites. Even though she is wet and cold‚ Porphyria is glowing with passion. She is a roaring fire inside the cozy cottage. Then pride and pain come into the picture and the emphasis is put on the moral responsibilities
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constitution. Abigail Adams wrote to her son‚ John Quincy Adams‚ the future president of the United States. John Quincy Adams was traveling overseas with his father. His mother having no knowledge that her son will become a President in the future‚ she writes a letter to convince her son to travel with diligence and learn from his travel. Abigail Adams uses metaphor‚ flattery and historical allusions which shows that she was just being a mother to support her child for what he is doing. Abigail Adams
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affected by these strange events‚ or those with an ulterior motive. The character of Abigail in The Crucible by Arthur Miller exemplifies this. She is also represented in the poem‚ “Witchcraft was hung‚ in History‚”‚ by Emily Dickinson. In “Witchcraft was hung‚ in history”‚ what is seemingly normal is made to look like something abnormal because sometimes‚ in times of hysteria‚ people need a place to put the blame. Abigail makes her first accusations of witchcraft because of the pressure to find a cause
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A dynamic antagonist‚ Abigail Williams from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a great example of how a character can be molded by personal desires and a work’s setting to become a villain. Seemingly innocent‚ orphaned adolescent Abigail ultimately causes hysteria in the town of Salem from her frivolity and selfishness. The reasoning and origins of Abigail’s malice demonstrate the setting’s influence on the inhabitants of Salem during the 1962 witch trials. Abigail is introduced as Parris’ niece
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