Robert Browning was an English poet whose mastery of dramatic verse‚ especially dramatic monologues‚ made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. “My Last Duchess” is one of his best known dramatic monologues in which the speaker reveals his character to a silent listener. This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem. He tells us he is entertaining a representative who has come to settle
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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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The Bottom Line: If you’re looking for her sister’s bones‚ you’ll have to dig deep. Back in the summer of 2002‚ I was curious about Cathi Hanauer’s 1996 novel My Sister’s Bones‚ so I picked it up at a Border’s book store. I’m a sucker for books about eating disorders‚ although I’m starting to outgrow that particular interest. I was thinking this book might be interesting because it promised a story about a person with an eating disorder told from a different point of view other than the afflicted
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through the character of Joe Keller in “All My Sons”? I think that Arthur Miller tells us about responsibility‚ how we should be responsible and not blame it on other people‚ also how your responsible‚ the importance of family‚ how money affects people and war. On Page 49 Joe Keller describes the importance of family‚ he says “see...this is what I mean. you get older and‚ you want to feel that you accomplished something. my only accomplishment is my son.” this shows how much Joe Kellers family
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My Sisters keeper is a heartwhrenching‚ and powerfull film. It depics the life of the fitzgerald family‚ and the struggles they face with a daughter dying of lukimea. The love that they have for each other is unconditional‚ but are divied in the fate of there terminally ill daughter‚ Kate. Untimatly‚ this story is about the everlasting bond between sisters‚ anna and kate fitsgeradle. After watching this film‚ you are left with a tear‚ but unsure if that single tear is of sadness‚ or happiness
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The play “All My Son” is a naturalist play. Do you agree? Most of the people gets mixed up with realism and naturalism as both the technique shares some of the similar futures but both the technique are different from each other. The word realism mean a technique of writing which shows tried to symbolize actions and common circumstances as they actually are‚ without glorification and the word naturalism is an intense form of realism.( Scheidenhelm‚ 2007). According to cash a naturalist play would
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letter‚ drawn on the kitchen floor‚ was a gateway to more mental freedom‚ and‚ to a method of communication. His mother had never been prouder‚ and his father was no longer afraid‚ nor embarrassed‚ of showing his true emotions towards his son. "Then my father stooped and hoisted me on to his shoulder." Another of Christy’s many obstacles was to make others aware of his talent in art and literature‚ and to become more than the "nothing" so many saw him as. With his many paintings and
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With Reference To Miller’s Dramatic Techniques‚ Discuss Your Response To Joe Keller. Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”‚ is a tale of the contrast between human profit and human loss in the midst of World War II. The play was written during the war‚ but Miller set the play some two years after the war‚ in August of 1947 in Midwest suburban America‚ with the main plot set between Sunday morning and a little after two o’clock the following afternoon. Miller’s personal experiences of war influence
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The ending of the novel ‘My Sister’s Keeper’‚ in which Anna Fitzgerald is pronounced deceased after being involved in a head on collision with an oncoming truck‚ was completely unexpected. After all of the hardships Anna and her family has to endure during the trial‚ in which Anna seeks medical emancipation‚ the ending of the story makes it all seem pointless. Time that could be spent together as a family‚ appreciating one another’s presence‚ is wasted arguing and apart from each other. It is inevitable
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Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” - Published 1842 Our world is changing and evolving at an astounding rate. Within the last 200 years‚ we have seen two World Wars and countless disputes over false borders created by colonialists‚ slavery‚ and every horrid form of human suffering imaginable!! Human lifestyles and cultures are changing every minute. While our grandparents and ancestors were growing up‚ do you ever think they imagined the world we live in today? What is to come is almost
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