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    philosophical work by others while Mrs. Ramsey embraces the gender role society has given her. On the other hand‚ Lily rejects conventionality all together and struggles with her need for acceptance. Through the stream of consciousness of the characters‚ Woolf depicts the underlying internal debate each face as they try to understand themselves. As a dedicated philosopher‚ Mr. Ramsey puts all his value on the permanence and greatness of his works. His need for intellectual success is metaphorically described

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    Explore the ways Robert Browning uses symbolism and figurative language in “My last Duchess” Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” was written in 1842; one of the first of his many dramatic monologues. This poem largely focuses around one narrative voice who we suspect as the Duke of Ferrara; giving the emissary of his prospective new wife a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of a woman‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife; he describes her flirtatious

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    Woolf vs. Petrunkevitch

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    Having read “The Death of a Moth” and “The Spider And The Wasp” the reader cannot help but look at parallels and contrasts between the tone that Virginia Woolf takes in her piece and the tone that is seen in Alexander Petrunkevitch’s writing. While some may say that there are no similarities seen in the two pieces and there is no comparison to be made between the two pieces‚ they clearly have not analyzed these two authors works as well as they should have. Both of these writers overall use of brevity

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    My Last Duchess

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    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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    Wirginia Woolf/the Legacy

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    The Legacy by Virginia Woolf Analysis: The story is told int the third person. Ironies: 1. Gilbert Clondon thinks that Angela is trustworthy‚ she says everything about her life and Gilbert says that "She had been the soul of candour." But she has got a secret‚ she deceives her husband and he does not know until he reads the legacy. 2. In the legacy‚ Angela writes that she is proud of being his wife and she describes how handsome Gilbert is although she thinks so‚ she deceives Gilbert. Conflicts:

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    Virginia Woolf Metaphors

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    More often than we would prefer‚ we are inclined to forget the significances of the events and experiences of our past - such is only human‚ if we fail to record our incidents. However‚ this is far from the case for expressive memoir author Virginia Woolf‚ whose afternoon sailing one day had impacted her for life. There are several descriptions‚ allusions‚ and idiomatic phrases in the reminiscent passage which harken back to the significance of Woolf’s undertakings as depicted. Specifically‚ those

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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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    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 * How are feelings shown in my Last Duchess? * What is concealed and revealed by the Duke? In the poem My Last Duchess‚ a large variation of feelings and emotions are expressed. They are expressed using various techniques‚ such as alliteration‚ rhetorical questions and many more. I am going to explain how feelings are expressed in parts of the poem and also what is shown and revealed by the Duke in My Last Duchess. One of the main feelings which are portrayed in the poem

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    My last duchess

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    My Last Duchess Question: Write about a poem set well in the past‚ but which remains relevant today. Explain why‚ despite the difference in time‚ the main concerns of the poem remains relevant to you. A poem which is set well in the past but remains relevant in today’s society is ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. The poem remains relevant today as even nowadays there are people who possess similar characteristics as the Duke; the abusive use of power in some societies is still relevant

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