upon the readers. Reading the two text titled My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover are about two women killed by their partners. They are similar in that fact‚ but different in another. A main contrast is the way the women were killed. In Duchess‚ we do not know exactly how the duchess died; while in Lover‚ every detail is shared. Another important contrast is the difference in motive. Why did these men kill the women they ‘loved?’ In Duchess‚ we are told exactly why the husband was willing to go
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My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover Robert Browning wrote the two poems‚ Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess. In each poem‚ the speakers seem mentally disturbed. Also‚ both speakers had relationships with "strong" women who‚ despite apparently loving them‚ they each ended up killing. Strangely enough‚ both men seem to be much happier after they have committed these murders. The murders in these poems deal with power based on gender. The females have the power and the men do not. The men feel
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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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Compare the central characters in ‘Medusa’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa’ and Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ are two entirely different poems in many respects. Written in entirely different eras‚ some would say that they are as opposite as poetry could be. However‚ their central characters have some remarkable similarities that strike a chord with the reader and represent a common theme. In each of the poems‚ both Medusa and the Duke of Ferrara represent the fickleness
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In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare illustrates his feelings towards Jews in 17th century England through the use of a commonly known stereotype during the time‚ the racial tension between Jews and Christians. Shylock is the focal point of the play‚ and acts as the traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times. The merchant of venice is often seen as an anti-semitic work due to the stereotypical portrayal of the jewish character shylock. Some would argue that the most inevitable interpretation
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My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. Robert Browning is pre-20th century poet who has written various pieces. We are looking at My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. Both pieces are very similar in more ways than one. The Lover in the poem Porphyria’s Lover is a lonely‚ depressed man who does not like Porphyria being with her family. In the end‚ this leads him to killing her. In My Last Duchess the Duke is a very selfish and wealthy man‚ he does not like the duchess smiling and being happy
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<center><b>Compare the two poems Porphyria’s Lover’ and My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. What do they reveal about attitudes to women and relationships in the nineteenth century?</b></center> <br> <br>Robert Browning was one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. In 1842‚ he published Dramatic Lyrics’ which included the two poems Porphyria’s Lover’ and My Last Duchess’. In Porphyria’s Lover’ Browning gives the reader a dramatic insight into the twisted mind of an abnormally possessive
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definition this is a word called a homonym. In the poems My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover both by Robert Browning are very different yet very alike all at the same time. One example of these poems being very similar is that they are both about a jealous guy. Both of these guys got very upset that their lady’s attention wasn’t on them constantly. Both of these men ended up killing their woman out of pure jealousy. In My Last Duchess the speaker says “Somehow—I know not how—as if she ranked my gift
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their traditional role‚ the death of the women‚ men as inhuman/ uncaring and how the male character feels about the death of his wife/lover. All of these points are shown and used by Robert Browning in the two poems‚ Porphirias Lover and My Last Duchess. In the poem Porphirias Lover presents the relationship between men and women as showing the men being in control. From lines thirty one to thirty three Browning wrote Be sure I looked up at her eyes happy and proud; at least I knew Porphyria worshipped
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dramatic monologues‚ My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover share several similarities and differences. He shows two distinct stories that shows the love between two people‚ and the qualities that led to the influence of both deaths. “There is no love without forgiveness‚ and there is no forgiveness without love” (Bryant H. McGill). This quote ties into both stories because the men lack one of the most important parts of their relationship. Robert Browning’s poems‚ My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover share
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