Question : What is a dramatic monologue? Which of the two‚ in your opinion‚ is the stronger dramatic monologue in Tennyson’s “Ulysses” or Browning’s “My Last Duchess”? Answer : Traditionally dramatic monologue is a lyrical poem in the form of speech spoken by a single man. It is dramatic because it begins abruptly and in the development of its thought it takes several sudden turns which impart dramatic dimension to the poem. In a dramatic monologue the single speaker reveals his thoughts in the
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"The Flea" who haunts "My Last Duchess" History has blessed the English language with many great romanticists; they were men and sometimes woman who had an affinity for describing the glories of love. Yet in the midst of such uninhibited amorousness‚ they were a select few who chose to write about the seamier side of romance. It was these works which perhaps best represented the complexities of the male-female relationships of the time. Although written more than two hundred years apart‚ both "The
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in 1953. So it could be the case that in the end Dylan Thomas did go gentle into that good night‚ or maybe it was his own way to rage against the dying of the light. In My Last Duchess‚ the vulnerability and fragility of life is shown through the monologue of an unhinged Duke. He is speaking to a Count’s servant about his last Duchess‚ as he is planning to marry the Count’s daughter. The poem uses subtle foreboding and eloquent speech to portray the Duke’s obsessive madness. The Duke begins talking
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Contrasting the Theme of power and control between Porphyrias Lover‚ La Belle Dame Sans Merci and My Last Duchess The poems I have chosen are: My Last Duchess Ferrara by Robert Browning‚ Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning and La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats. I am going to be exploring the theme of power and control in each of the poems and how the poets show it. In Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess it appears that the men have the power whereas in La Belle Dame Sans Merci the woman has
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how they can be considered disturbed characters. The play‚ ‘Macbeth’ and poem‚ ‘My Last Duchess’ both show psychological truths and insights into the characters. While the Duke shows himself to be disturbed straight away in the poem‚ Macbeth’s mental deterioration takes place and develops as the play proceeds. ‘Macbeth’ written by William Shakespeare and set in 1050 contains themes of status‚ power and death while ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning written in 1842 shows how status‚ wealth and the
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A common interpretation of The Last Duchess centers on the idea of the objectification and subjugation of women. We can see that the Duke judges the value of a living woman by referring to the Duchess as "painted on the wall... There she stands as if alive.” He attempts to identify his wife with the painting‚ due to the fact that the Duchess is no longer there‚ physically with him‚ the painting is enough for the Duke and also makes her a lot easier to control. He also refers to the painting of his
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"My Last Duchess" Robert Browning’s poem "My Last Duchess" is a splendid poem achieve within the format of the dramatic monologue‚ a poetic form in which there is only one speaker. Because there is only one speaker‚ we the reader must wonder carefully what the Duke is telling us‚ and we often have to read between the lines in order to keep an objective perspective on the what is happening in the poem. This paper will discuss how the use of the dramatic monologue makes the subject (the Duke) tell
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essay My latest long weekend in Puncak Puncak in Bogor‚ West Java is one of the most relaxing places for vacation. People who live in Jakarta and Bandung usually spend their weekend in there. It will take one and a half hour from Jakarta. We can go there by public transportation such as bus or if we want to go there without worry about the traffic we can go by private transportation. My classmates and I went to Puncak for spending our weekend before the mid-term exams. For this vacation my friend
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Farewell‚ My Queen is a novel written about the life at the Versaille during the French Revolution in the late 18th century through the eye of the Queen’s reading assistant named Sidonie Larborde. The French’s population‚ especially the royals and nobles‚ during this time are known for being extremely coward and selfish and will escape at a slight moment of danger. However‚ Farewell‚ My Queen tells the story of the French Revolution from a different perspective‚ where not everyone is a coward. Sidonie
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The monotony of the weeks had set in and I longed for a change‚ for some excitement‚ for something new. My friends and I had been invited to attend a wedding in Atlanta and I spent the week preparing for the trip. I packed my kitbag as if I would be gone for a month‚ even though it was only a weekend trip. As my friends and I planned for our trip‚ the excitement in my voice was obvious. It was as if I had never been out of Valdosta‚ but the truth was‚ I had not been anywhere for the entire semester
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