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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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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relationships presented in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem of your choice? Firstly‚ the presentation in ‘My Last Duchess’ is a relationship that has no equality between the Duke and the Duchess. This is shown through the title of the poem. The word ‘my’ is a possessive pronoun and it connotes with the fact that someone has ownership over something else; in this case the Duke has ownership over the Duchess. The Duke is objectifying the Duchess and the word after is ‘last’ this suggests that the
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The poem My Last Duchess utilizes strong imagery of the speaker’s last wife in order to warn his new future wife the expectations and need that he needs‚ for his last marriage did not meet his expectations. From the description of his last wife and her flaws‚ the speaker evokes to his future wife what he expects in his new marriage‚ which further reveals the speaker’s attitude. The speaker enjoys and compliments the last duchess’ “depth and passion” of her earnest glance. However‚ it is revealed
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negotiate the Duke’s marriage (he has recently been widowed) to the daughter of another powerful family. As he shows the visitor through his palace‚ he stops before a portrait of the late Duchess‚ apparently a young and lovely girl. The Duke begins reminiscing about the portrait sessions‚ then about the Duchess herself. His musings give way to a diatribe on her disgraceful behavior: he claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his “gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name.” As his monologue
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Gabrielle Stith Denton English 12-2 May 13‚ 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
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Examine the way Shakespeare presents power in the character and actions of Lady Macbeth. In this Controlled assessment I will be trying my hardest to examine the power‚ actions and emotions of Lady Macbeth throughout the entire play. ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare is a very unusual play‚ the characters aren’t part of your expectations especially Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare made a clear opposite feature between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth‚ which is a very challenging yet effective technique. Shakespeare’s
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The Jealous Duke My Last Duchess by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue‚ which involves a Duke who perceives himself to be a great man‚ when in reality‚ the reader sees him as a man with poor morals. The reader suspects that the Duke sees himself in a more positive image than what he actually is perceived as. While the Duke sees himself as controlling and mistreated‚ the reader sees him as jealous and controlling. The Duke sees himself as powerful and mistreated this is shown within the
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In Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s lover‚ as well as Elizabeth Bowen’s Demon lover‚ the protagonists embark upon the hero’s quest in order to resolve their internal conflict towards being the cause or victim of obsessive and overwhelming emotions. The first stage is the call to adventure where the hero‚ in their everyday normal life‚ receives a calling‚ either metaphorical or literal‚ where he or she has to answer to conflict. In
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How does Shakespeare present the flaws in Macbeth and in The Laboratory and The Last Duchess? Shakespeare shows in Macbeth how the character of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth has big ambitions to complete and they take on pride. Likewise in the Labotory‚ the speaker who is the women takes on the leadership in this theme as the flaws within her character is similar to Lady Macbeth. Browning presents the duke in my last duchess to be manipulative as you are trying to figure out if he was the one to kill his
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