‘THE PIANO’ MONOLOGUE – STRUCTURE Year 11 English 1) Introduction • Establish your identity – through your use of language‚ your tone‚ your physical appearance & gestures‚ etc • Capture your character’s voice – how does he/she speak? Will you‚ for example: - use figurative language and metaphor - speak in short‚ sharp sentences - speak in fragmented or rambling sentences - use lots of imperatives or commands and modal verbs (eg. She must
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Both poems “Hazel tells LaVerne” by Katharyn Hown Machan and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning uses unique ways to reveal the speakers. The speakers of each poem reveal something about themselves as they try to narrate a story. The speaker of the “Hazel tells LaVerne” story repeats the line “me a princess‚” indicating that her bluster is just a front for her dreams. The word choice and humorous tone of Machan’s story also reveal much about Hazel’s personality and position. The ways she uses
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Written in 1842 by Robert Browning‚ "My Last Duchess" is the dramatic monologue of the duke of Ferrara who is negotiating his second marriage through an agent of the count of Tyrol on the grand staircase of the ducal palace at Ferrara in northern Italy. Executing the elements of a dramatic monologue‚ the duke reveals his situation and much more than he intends to the both the agent and the reader. Using iambic pentameter AABB couplets Robert Browning reveals the horrifying story of the murder of
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My Last Duchess: An Analysis of The Duke "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is clearly a dramatic monologue used to depict the character of the Duke. The agent seems present although he never participates in the conversation and all parts are spoken by the Duke. The Duke describes some of the agent’s questions and makes the dramatic monologue possible by answering‚ for example‚ the questioning glance he gets from the agent about the "spot of joy on the duchess’ cheek". The poem presents the
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did not directly kill his wife‚ he certainly had something to hide. The style and structure of this poem play a significant role in the effect of the poem. As is typical of Browning’s poems‚ "My Last Duchess" is written as a dramatic monologue: one speaker relates the entire poem as if to another person present with him. This format suits this poem particularly well because the speaker‚ taken to be the Duke of Ferrara‚ comes across as being very controlling‚ especially in conversation
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Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue‚ “My Last Duchess‚” presents an account of men’s absolute power over women in the patriarchal society of the European Renaissance. Through the use of symbolism‚ creative structure and characterization‚ the author reveals the general helplessness of woman. Browing’s vision of 16th century’s Italy depicts the reality that women are little more than objects under the control of men. Symbolism is largely used in this poem to serve as a means for expressing the
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ACT ONE FADE IN: INT. ROY’S BEDROOM – DAY Ten seconds before the second hand reaches half past six. The sun shines brightly casting its’ light through the window pane against a transparent cream white curtain. ALARM CLOCK Tick! Tick! Tick..... CRINGGGGGGGG!!! ROY (groans) Nghh.. Mghh.. Roy is 13 years old boy‚ a second year high school student in Sta. Luisita Academy and the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gonzaga. They live in Sta. Ana Village. He live in a not so wealthy life‚ enough
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