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    contextual concerns of Victorian society. In particular it highlights the expectations that come with a patriarchal society and the need for men to dominate. This desire to be in control can be seen through the frustrations and madness of the Duke and the Lover. The Duke becomes enraged when he believes that he has lost control over his wife through her supposed act of infidelity‚ with the speculation of his late wife committing adultery‚ ‘She thanked men-good! But thanked somehow I know not how‚’ the pause

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    For the duration of ‘My Last Duchess’ the Duke reveals his need to exert dominance over others. In the monologue he leaves no time after his questions for the envoy to answer‚ this quickly creates rhetorical questions which control the envoy’s speech revealing the Duke’s very egotistical persona. For example ‘Who’d stoop to blame this sort of trifling?’ . Furthermore the Duke calls ‘that piece a wonder‚ now’ the caesura before the lexical choice ‘now’ gives the line an ominous and sinister feel and

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    Compare How Two Or More Poets Approach The Theme Of Love  A lot of television programmes (soaps) and songs have the theme of  love‚ but until the latter part of the 20th Century‚ poetry was one  main source of entertainment‚ along with novels and plays. Traditional  love poetry is usually romantic‚ comparing the beloved to  inconceivable beauty‚ Shakespeare’s poetry being an example. Young  love is also a popular subject. A good poem showing this type of love  is John Clare’s ’First Love’

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    ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ ‘Cousin Kate’‚ ‘Valentine’‚ and ‘A Married State’. Romeo and Juliet is a basic story of two young lovers - Romeo and Juliet - from opposing families in Italy (Montague and Capulet). These two families were involved in a feud that goes a long time back. Due to the feud and hatred between the two families the two lovers weren’t able to join Capulet’s chose Paris to be Juliet’s husband. Yet she refused. These events lead to the death of two lovers.   Porphyria’s lover is about the

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    “Compare the ways in which Shakespeare and Browning present characters with hamartia in Othello and a selection of poetry. To what extent does this give the text a sense of catharsis at the end?” The term ’hamartia’ in this context is a reference to a flaw in a protagonist’s character‚ either because of his natural attributes‚ a sin committed by the character‚ his ignorance or naivety‚ or a misunderstanding. This results in the “hero” committing an unfixable error‚ which may result in his downfall

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    this are "Porphyria’s Lover"‚ "My Last Duchess" and "The Laboratory." "Porphyria’s lover" presents a man who is so restricted by his society’s traditions and mores that he is driven to murder and sees it as a just action. "My Last Duchess" introduces a Duke who becomes consumed by his need to feel superior and in complete control‚ which also leads him to murder. "The Laboratory" concerns a woman driven by jealousy‚ defying all morals to achieve her own wants. Porphyria’s Lover‚ My Last Duchess and

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    before the 1900’s‚ express the emotion of love. Each poem explores the meaning in a different way and in different forms. In this essay I will be investigating three different poems/sonnets; La Belle Dame Sans Merci written by John Keats‚ Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning and last but not least Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. All of these have very different aspects and views‚ this is what makes them so interesting to compare because of the wide contrast involving the three poems. La Belle Dame

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    all together. He Victorian audience would be able sympathize with this situation because during those times the males had an ownership over females. This shows that the husband had more power and was superior in this relationship. Like ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ the husband seemed to be more powerful than the

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    for female killers. It requires little or no physical strength to administer‚ and can be done secretly. It also leaves little evidence thus making it difficult to detect the culprit. We believe the act of murder is because of another woman that her lover is with and she feels physically inferior to her rival. We know this because she starts saying ‘What a drop! She’s not little‚ no minion like me.’ The murderer is also fascinated and excited about the poison and power of the poison‚ she says ‘And yonder

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    by Robert Browning. In Marlowe’s "The Passionate Shepherd and His Love" and Ralegh’s "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd‚" an idealistic yet inadequate love is displayed between a Shepherd and his Lover. Love cannot be bought. Even with "buckles of the purest gold‚" the Shepherd could not win his lover over (1.20). The Shepherd tries to show his love in the form of material goods‚ but unfortunately a relationship built on materialism does not make for a resilient relationship. Trust is one of the

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