My Last Duchess

Description

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning analysis and background information.
Emily Gill
Mind Map by Emily Gill, updated more than 1 year ago
Emily Gill
Created by Emily Gill about 4 years ago
267
1

Resource summary

My Last Duchess
  1. Context
    1. 1561 Duke of Ferra was said to have killed his wife and that influenced My Last Duchess.
    2. Form
      1. Dramatic monologue in an Iambic pentameter and the rhyming couplets show the Duke's desire to have control but the enjambement shows that he gets carried away.
      2. Structure
        1. They visit the Duke's gallery and he confesses to murder as he is arranging to marry a new wife.
        2. Language
          1. Power and objectification as he only sees her as an object to him and there is also dramatic irony and status as that is all the Duke cares about.
          2. Attitudes and Feelings
            1. Pride, jealousy and power of the Duke as he refuses to give up any power he has.
            Show full summary Hide full summary

            Similar

            Futility Flashcards
            louisaodell
            Love through the ages
            acasilva001
            Blake Quotes
            soozi fullstop
            Using GoConqr to teach English literature
            Sarah Egan
            Using GoConqr to study English literature
            Sarah Egan
            Macbeth Quotes To Learn
            Sophie Brokenshire
            English Language Techniques
            lewis001
            New English Literature GCSE
            Sarah Egan
            A Level: English language and literature techniques = Structure
            Jessica 'JessieB
            A Level: English language and literature technique = Dramatic terms
            Jessica 'JessieB