Compare & Contrast: “My Ex-Husband” & “My Last Duchess” Amy Baysinger 9/16/2012 Both poems are similar in that they revolve around the theme of lost or unrequited love. The speakers‚ a man and a woman‚ are different in sexes but similar in their plights. Both are bitter‚ jealous‚ and seemingly unbothered by their losses (but their aloofness is also what gives away their feelings). Each speaker is having a conversation with an assumed good friend and explains the demise of their respecting
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Analysis of the Anne Bradstreet poem To My Dear and Loving Husband If ever two were one‚ then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife‚ then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man‚ Compare with me‚ ye women‚ if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench‚ Nor ought but love from thee‚ give recompense. Thy love is such I can no way repay‚ The heavens reward thee manifold‚ I pray
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I recently read “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot” by Robert Butler which is written in first person narrator form. Writing this story in first person narrator form makes this particular story very interesting and much better of a story‚ and keeps the reader very interested in the story. When Butler writes this story he sets the story up from the beginning when he recognizes his wife‚ this places the reader in a zone to try and figure out how exactly the story is going to play out. In the
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Paragraph 1: Edna is not only oppressed by her husband‚ but instead she is held down by the expectations and the social norms of her society. During the 19th century and early 20th century‚ women were looked down upon as mere property that was meant to cook‚ clean‚ and care for children. It was uncommon for women to act promiscuously and for them to be rebellious towards their husbands who were supposed to keep them obedient. In The Awakening Edna is limited to setting up dinner‚ caring for
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The short story How I Met My Husband‚ by Alice Munro‚ is an excellent example of realistic writing. She uses ordinary and worldly events‚ actual locations‚ and a very ironic tone in the story. Alice Munro also uses everyday people for her protagonists‚ who encounter normal events and emotions. In the story How I Met My Husband‚ Edie shows the growth from someone who is very naïve to someone who is more realistic. In the beginning of this story‚ Edie is a very naïve fifteen-year-old girl. She does
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These are some similarities in “To my dear and loving husband” and “The crucible”.They both are talking about love and how much they adore each other in their relationship. In the poem she was telling us how she loves her husband and how she wouldn’t trade him for money or gold. She also said that “the heavens reward thee manifold”which means she hopes god sends him blessings because he is really showing her that he loves her and really wants to be with her and she adores him‚she wouldn’t be able
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Every morning before school the gods say together‚ "Oh Poketta save Loretta". Poketta was known to be a very strong and lady. Loretta on the other hand‚ was very quiet and easily scared. When Poketta and Loretta were children‚ Loretta got captured by King George William. They claimed she stole the rattler of the baby prince. The only way she could be bailed out of the dungeon was to win the battle against the king. Poketta had promised Loretta she would save her from the king. However‚ the time
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to be private‚ as she did not pursue publication of her poetry. (Bradstreet 207) Most of Anne Bradstreet’s poetry is based on her relationships with family. Family was obviously very important to her. In Bradstreet’s poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” in line 5 and 6
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Camilla Luddington Bio‚ Wiki‚ Net Worth‚ Married‚ Pregnant‚ and Husband Short Bio Camilla Luddington is a beautiful English Actress who is recognized in the role as Catherine Middleton in film William and Kate: The Movie. This famous personality was born on December 18‚ 1983‚ in Ascot‚ Berkshire and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to her bio‚ her father name is Martin Luddington and her mother name is Mary Luddington. She grew up with three siblings‚ one elder brother and another younger
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Another Domineering Husband “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue that combines elements of both horror and romance about the Duke of Ferrara who is speaking to the envoy of a count from a neighboring court‚ giving him a tour of the castle and its treasures. Although this poem is spoken by one person‚ it is very specifically addressed to someone else. There are at least two points of view inscribed into the poem: the speaker’s and the addressee’s. This is discovered in the
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