G. Rudzewicz June‚ 2013 A SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE USING PUBLIC DOMAIN E-TEXTS I. The Anglo-Saxon Period A. Beowulf Gutenberg Project‚ e-text #981 B. The Seafarer C. Supplementary links a. suttonhoo.org b. staffordshirehoard.org.uk c. labyrinth.georgetown.edu II. The Middle Ages A. The Canterbury Tales‚ GP etext#2383 1. General Prologue 2. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” 3. “The Pardoner’s Tale” B. Popular Lyrics and Ballads C. Everyman GP etext#19481‚ Ernest Phelps‚ ed
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Michelle Padgett English 102 Ms. Riggs 3 March 2013 Critical Analysis of “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning Robert Browning wrote “Porphyria’s Lover” in the 1830s. The speaker is Porphyria’s lover and he speaks in a very solemn tone. The poem never divulges the two characters’ real names. The mood is grim and despondent throughout the whole poem. The speaker in the poem shows through many ways that Porphyria yearned for her death‚ through the spontaneity of her murder‚ his solemn demeanor
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“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning‚ a dramatic monologue poem which explains the thoughts through the Duke point of view. Yet the speaker portraits all these events to one particular person relating to the situation that is drawn out. At the same time the Duke shares the fact that how she was a property of his even after death‚ as he explains the painting of his last Duchess hung behind curtains. The indication of being his property is showing throughout the poem but the beginning stands out as
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In a dramatic monologue‚ the poet‚ like an actor in a play‚ speaks through the voice and personality of another person. Robert Browning wrote many different dramatic monologues such as those three particular poems which are known as‚ “My Last Duchess‚ Porphyria’s Lover and The Laboratory.” The reason why Browning wrote his poems in that particularly dialogue is because of the certain century it was produced. It was brought out during the Victorian. In that century woman where treated differently
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The Duke and His Duchess What would one expect a mans personality and traits to be like if he was to send his wife away for being to easily impressed and made happy too soon? It is just the man Robert Browning portrays in his poem “My Last Duchess” as the Duke who explains a painting of his late wife in a dramatic dialogue. A quick glance at “ My Last Duchess” readers can easily pick up on at least one element: arrogance. The speaker of the poem exhibits arrogance rooted in his audacious sense
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“My Last Duchess‚” a poem by Robert Browning‚ was written about an odd man‚ the Duke of Ferrara. In the poem‚ Ferrara is showing his house to a visitor in hopes of bettering his chances of marriage with the visitor’s master’s daughter. Although his story starts out relatively normal‚ it quickly turns very dark when he starts to tell the story of his late wife‚ his last duchess. While telling the story‚ the Duke reveals three disturbing aspects of his nature. In the beginning of the poem‚ the
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deadly consequences. In the dramatic monologue “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ Robert Browning reveals the speaker’s eerily calm yet obsessive attitude through the use of vivid imagery‚ repetitive structure‚ and form to convey the course of events that lead him to murder his beloved in an attempt to relish in an infinite moment with her. Overall‚ these devices depict a man that is driven to insanity by his obsessive love for Porphyria. Browning highlights that love must not be a struggle for power. In the typical
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Explore the murderous desires of the key female characters of Lady Macbeth in ‘Macbeth’ by Shakespeare and the female voices in ‘The Laboratory’ by Browning. ‘Macbeth’ is a well-known play written by William Shakespeare. It is a bloodthirsty tale and shows that the evils we will go to in order to get what we want. It is about a character called Macbeth who plots and kills in order to reign and become king. As he is crowned king‚ the world around him falls to pieces. Macbeth was set in the 1000s but
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Robert Browning’s poem‚ Andrea del Sarto’ presents the reader with his views on the painter’s life‚ an artist who has lost faith in the Parnassian ideal of living for art‚ and now has to use art as a living. The poem looks at the darker side of the painter when he was older‚ and expresses a lot about Browning as well‚ and how he thought his work was perceived‚ and the context of his life and times. The poem covers many ideas and themes‚ which not only create a powerful poem‚ but also create commentary
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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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