The poem “My Last Duchess” is complex‚ in the sense that many ideas can be developed about the Duke’s personality and action‚ and what they prove about human nature. The Duke reveals his actions throughout the course of the poem‚ and establishes his power over the other characters. By attempting to control his wife‚ the envoy‚ as well as the artists‚ the Duke proves that men in high positions of power abuse that power to achieve their desires. In the beginning of the poem‚ the Duke establishes
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Robert Browning is very well known for his exploration of the psychology of people through his use of the dramatic monologue. Many of his pieces deal with individuals who possess seemingly uncommon morals and sometimes appear irrational‚ misguided‚ or even deranged. The various behaviours Browning’s characters express serve to personify many common outlooks among his contemporaries as well as provide a framework within which he could express his opinions about Victorian ideals in an effective and
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Another Domineering Husband “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue that combines elements of both horror and romance about the Duke of Ferrara who is speaking to the envoy of a count from a neighboring court‚ giving him a tour of the castle and its treasures. Although this poem is spoken by one person‚ it is very specifically addressed to someone else. There are at least two points of view inscribed into the poem: the speaker’s and the addressee’s. This is discovered in the
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The Masks of Robert Browning The Victorian era was a time known for its family values. Robert Browning broke the mold of the Victorian writers by turning to dramatic monologue. Readers at the time could not appreciate his technique. Today some of his poems can be linked with authors such as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Do his writings give us an insight into a hidden mad man? No. Robert Browning brought his characters to life and awakened the very real possibilities of the common man having a
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Browning gave life to the dramatic monologue and made it a distinctive and memorable poetic form. Browning was fascinated with human behaviour‚ particularly the darker side of humanity and he believed that the dramatic monologue enabled him to create very powerful masks and ‘tell the truth obliquely’. As we become aware that the characters are wearing masks‚ the layers of artifice or self-deception is where the real persona exits. Browning’s poems open the minds of his readers‚ allowing for
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The Laboratory’ ’The Laboratory’ by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue that tells the story of a woman’s plot to murder her romantic rival. The form in which Browning has written this poem subtly reveal aspects of the female speaker whilst allowing the reader to make their own personal judgement on her behaviour and character‚ which would commonly be that she is a jealous‚ obsessed‚ blood-thirsty and sadistic woman. The speaker in the poem demonstrates signs of insanity and instability
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Intro Shakespeare and Browning both present the theme of desire through their central characters. Lady Macbeth (and Macbeth) is motivated by the desire for ambition and authority in ‘Macbeth’ whilst in the Browning monologues; the monologists are driven by the desire of power and control in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and revenge in ‘The laboratory’. All of which seem to have fatal conclusions as a result of each of their desires. As the texts were produced over 400years ago‚ audiences may have found the
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Robert Browning’s "An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish‚ the Arab Physician" is a dramatic monologue in which Karshish writes to Abib about his experiencing the miracle of Jesus‚ when he raises Lazarus from the dead. "Karshish" is a dramatic monologue containing most of the tenets of Browning. Although "Karshish" is in the form of a letter‚ it is still an excellent example of a dramatic monologue. There is a speaker‚ Karshish‚ who is not the poet. There is a silent
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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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2004 Robert Browning and the Dramatic Monologue Controlling Purpose: to analyze selected works of Robert Browning. I. Brief overview of Browning A. Greatest Poet B. Family Life II. Brief overview of "My Last Duchess" A. Descriptive adjectives B. Cause for death C. Description of his wife III. Definition of Dramatic Monologue IV. Comments by Glenn Everett A. Point of View B. Tone C. Audience Imagination V. Comments by Terry Bohannon A. No Christianity B. Evil Characters Robert Browning and
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