My Last Duchess 1. The speaker of the poem is the Duke of Ferrara who is indeed a very strict individual and demanding and always wants to be pleased. 2. He is speaking to the father of the woman that he wants to marry. The appropriate audience would be the family of the woman. 3. The word persona is applicable because it is interpreted in first person‚ Duke Ferrara’s perspective. 4. The dramatic situation is when the Duke is negotiating his art gallery in order for the father to agree on
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The Last Judgment is‚ in my belief‚ the most superior piece of Renaissance art. Michelangelo focused on the individual aspect of the spiritual world. The painting basically symbolizes the painter’s view on Christianity and how he perceives life after death. Religion is actively portrayed in The Last Judgment‚ as Christ is present as the center of attention (which Michelangelo did not intend to do but goes well with the painting) along with many more religious references. Many sources believe that
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can be one of the hardest and most emotional tests of character one can be faced with. When you’re forced to deal with the passing of a loved one‚ your left with your grief‚ sorrow and the loneliness left behind. Yet in Emily Dickinson’s poem “The last Night that She lived” it is almost devoid of emotion entirely. The opening stanza gives a preview of the poem‚ its devoid of emotion‚ we have no relation to who has died‚ and no name given to make a connection or sympathize. The line “It was
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Although they are famous works by two different famous poets‚ "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning and "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson share many similarities. Both poems are examples of dramatic monologues‚ in that they consist entirely of the speech of the main character. As a result they both have very few stanzas. "My Last Duchess" is set in Italy during the Renaissance period. In this poem the Duke is talking to his prospective father-in-law’s servant about a painting of his former wife. Ulysses
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During the documentary‚ The Last Days‚ one speaker affected me emotionally and that was Renee. The anecdote of when she was taken from her home and was demanded to take only her most valuable items hit home. She decided to take only her bathing suit that her father had brought back from a trip he went on and it held so many memories‚ happy memories. This reminded me of my two stuffed elephant dolls that I was given when I was a baby. I have them still and they hold so many great memories for me.
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Alex Hernandez Romanticism The last of the Mohicans illustrates traits of romanticism. The portrayal of Native Americans and natural beauty of America is a good example of romanticism in colonial America. It shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature and contemplates nature’s beauty as much a path to spiritual and moral development. Hawkeye one of the characters in the video honors a dear he just killed to thank it for life and he also loves the natural beauty of America
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My Last Duchess Analysis “My Last Duchess” is a poem loosely based on historic events and historic figures written by Robert Browning. We are to gather that the figure speaking in “My Last Duchess” is Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara who lived in the 16th century. “My Last Duchess” is written as a dramatic lyric or monologue because the whole work involves fictional characters that act out a scene. The title “My Last Duchess” gives the reader a breadth of information to work with. We know that the
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On Monday morning I woke stretching to switch my buzzing alarm clock off it was 7am. I did not sleep very well because it was my first day at secondary. Part of the night I was feeling restless but I did not know why. I was feeling rather anxious throughout the night but I was happy to start a new life. I worked over to open the blinds for once the sun was shining bright as my new uniform. I worked over to make sure that my uniform was still hanging in wardrobe. My uniform was looking unique there
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Representations of Africa: Kevin MacDonald’s the last King of Scotland- the portrayed brutality of Africa. In this essay I will be discussing the representation of Africa in the movie called the last king of Scotland. This essay will show mention all the representations of Africa within the movie and it will show how the director Kevin MacDonald’s the director of The Last King of Scotland (2003) portrays the brutality in Africa. I will be referencing Stuart Hall Representation: Cultural Representations
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1. My last Duchess’s Duke begins by bringing up the portrait which he starts reminiscing but they aren’t the most positive thoughts. Memories of the last duchess’s attitude towards other men‚ the Duke had the feeling of being unappreciated by passing on a Victorian name and she did not give the name any respect. I think that all the duchess’s actions made the Duke react by giving the command to “take care of her‚” meaning to get rid of her by death so he can remarry. 2. Ferrara is addressing the
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