negotiate the Duke’s marriage (he has recently been widowed) to the daughter of another powerful family. As he shows the visitor through his palace‚ he stops before a portrait of the late Duchess‚ apparently a young and lovely girl. The Duke begins reminiscing about the portrait sessions‚ then about the Duchess herself. His musings give way to a diatribe on her disgraceful behavior: he claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his “gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name.” As his monologue
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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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Poly Klouvas English 1100C September 19‚2014 “Hills like white elephants” & “My last duchess” In the story “Hills like White elephants” by Ernest Hemingway has a lot of common things and differences with the poem “My last duchess” by Robert Browning. Both stories are about loving couples that also have altercations in their relationship. Every relationship has their ups and downs. But everyone is different. The story “Hills like white elephants” opens up with a couple in Spain that are out
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Katie Parham Dr. Rosenbaum ENGL 1050H 20 February 2012 Villain or Aesthete-Judgment or Sympathy The speaker can be seen as both a villain and lover of great art‚ but which is his true identity? In “My Last Duchess”‚ the duke’s deplorable wickedness makes the split between moral judgment and our actual feeling for him especially apparent. The effect created by the tension between sympathy and judgment is a striking characteristic of dramatic monologues. Throughout the poem‚ the Duke’s poise and
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A Tainted Perception of a Beautiful Duchess In Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue‚ “The Last Duchess”‚ the Duke portrays himself as a prideful‚ eloquent‚ man who is impassioned by his art. Throughout the poem‚ the reader soon learns and observes his jealous‚ possessive nature that is concealed within his character. The Duke subtly reveals characteristics of “ruthlessness‚ cynicism‚ contempt for human life” within himself and has an uncontrollable “lust for power”. (Joshua Adler‚ 223) Art possesses
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The Duke and the Duchess Victoria Overton Introduction to Literature Dr. Elliott-White June 4‚ 2012 The Duke and the Duchess Murder‚ mystery and intrigue can all be used to describe Robert Browning ’s poem‚ "My Last Duchess." From the speakers ’ indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader could easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy. His elaborate speech confuses and disguises any possible motives‚ and the mystery is left unsolved. Even if he did
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Poets often use literary techniques to clearly convey the personalities of their speakers. In "My Last Duchess"‚ Robert Browning uses point of view‚ diction‚ and imagery to achieve a powerful effect‚ underlining the attitude and personality of the Duke. In a dramatic monologue‚ character development is based on what the speaker says‚ and how he says it. In "My Last Duchess"‚ the speaker of the monologue addresses a fictional audience‚ and the reader is seen as an unnoticed third party
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Tecca Zimmerman Lit and Society Professor Peresie 4/10/12 The Worth of My Last Duchess Worthwhile literature has four basic elements‚ or characteristics that help to qualify a work as a worthwhile piece of literature. The four characteristics that help determine a piece of literature to be worthy of reading and studying are that it creates a lasting impression‚ it stretches the reader’s imagination‚ it is an aesthetically pleasing experience‚ and finally‚ it communicates across cultural
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Robert Browning sets the tone of "My Last Duchess‚" by using three significant poetic techniques‚ one of which is imagery. Browning uses the Duke’s monologue to sketch out images in the reader’s mind of the Duchess herself‚ and the sinister personality of the Duke. Browning also uses another key device‚ which is diction to illustrate the darkness in this poem. Browning’s careful word choice adds to the description of the Duchess and perhaps her disgraceful behavior‚ as well as the Duke’s terrifying
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EN238 2/10/14 Tone in “My Last Duchess” “My Last Duchess‚” by Robert Browning is renowned for being an ideal model of a dramatic monologue. He employs the primary elements of a dramatic monologue to produce a poem that compels his readers to interpret the poem from a psychological perspective‚ and thus form opinions or conclusions about the poem’s subjects. Furthermore‚ Browning utilizes the speaker’s tone in unison with a dramatic monologue’s primary features in order to enhance the portrayal
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