My Last Duchess-Robert Browning The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem written about a Duke of the 16th the century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem an is explaining to a visitor about a portrait of a ex-wife. He tells how she was a flirt and had very disgraceful behavior. He claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his "gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name." As his monologue continues‚ the reader realizes with ever-more chilling certainty that the Duke in
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English 2323 - Study Questions “My Last Duchess” – Robert Browning 1. What is the setting for this poem? This poem takes place in the palace of Alfonso II who is the Duke of Ferrara in Italy. 2. Who is the Duke speaking to? The Duke is entertaining an ambassador type person who has come to arrange the marriage of the duke and a daughter of a very wealthy and powerful family. What are they both looking at? They are looking at a painting of the Duke’s last “duchess” or wife that
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published a book entitled Dramatic Lyrics‚ which was a famous work that contained a collection of dramatic monologues. Two of the poems found in this book were “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess”. In “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ Browning introduces a powerful insight into the demented mind of an extremely possessive man‚ while “My Last Duchess” tells a story about the Duke of Ferrara revealing to a guest the murder of his wife and the motives behind it. The two speakers share similar qualities‚ both being
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All My Sons Response Paper THR 105 “All My Sons” is a very intriguing and captivating play. The characters seemed very real and the plot was very powerful. There are so many questions that the audience wants answers to while watching the play and none are really ever answered until the very end. Since the plot was structured in this way‚ I felt that it was very crucial to pay as close attention as possible. I found it hard to concentrate on the plot some times because the scene never changes
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Reading LogNicola JoeTitle: My Sister’s KeeperAuthor: Jodi PicoultDate I Finished the text: 11/03/2013Text Source: NovelDate of publication: 2010Once you pick it up‚ you can never put it down. This family tragic drawns you in every moment and get interesting and interesting because everybody gets a chapter and you read it from the point of views of Anna‚ Sara‚ Brian‚ Campbell (Anna’s Lawyer)‚ Jesse (Anna’s Brother)‚ Julia and lastly Kate (Anna’s sister)‚ but we don’t get Kate’s point of view until
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My Last Duchess By Robert Browning Submitted to: Mrs. Parsons Gill Submitted by: Jenny Dewland Date: September 24th 2012 English 2201 1. The title of the poem being “My Last Duchess” refers to the Duke of Ferrera’s late wife‚ in which he has recently been widowed due to her unknown death. As we read the title‚ the use of “MY Last Duchess” provides the fact that the poem is being told in first person‚ being the Duke himself. In the poem‚ he is having a showing of this beautiful painting
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I’m pretty much angry every day and it’s pretty much always for the same reason: My Chemical Romance. I first listened to MCR when I was 11 or 12. I heard a song called Cancer while creating a playlist on a website called 8tracks. My friend told me to put the song on the playlist so I did. It was a playlist inspired by The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. The song was a sad one and I didn’t really look into them much further because I already heard a few other songs (in passing‚ you could say)‚
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friends‚ heartbreak‚ inspirational‚ life‚ love‚ sisters 19‚835 people liked it like “If you have a sister and she dies‚ do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister‚ even when the other half of the equation is gone?” ― Jodi Picoult‚ My Sister’s Keeper tags: death‚ loss‚ sisters 1‚921 people liked it like “Sweet‚ crazy conversations full of half sentences‚ daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.” ― Toni Morrison‚ Beloved tags: babyghosts
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EVALUATE HOW BELONGING IS EXPLORED THROUGH ‘ROMULUS MY FATHER’ & ONE RELATED TEXT An individual’s ability to belong is based on their capacity to reconcile their values to a larger group identity; whereas a failure to connect‚ due to a disparity in values‚ results in isolation. Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus‚ My Father‚ highlights the centrality of values in connecting through the contrasting experiences of Raimond and Romulus where Romulus’ failure to belong is based on his refusal to acculturate
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Diane Morales Mr. Gibson American History February 14‚ 2013 My Lai Massacre Unfortunate event occurred at Pink Vile when the Charlie Company was there. The Geneva Convention was clearly violated when captain Medina and Lt. Calley were giving orders to shoot innocent civilians. There was a year cover up of the My Lai Massacre in the time military forces were looking for excuses to justify their actions. Why was Lt. Calley the only one held accountable and was his punishment fair? Who should have
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