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Analysis of My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
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Mind Map on Analysis of My Last Duchess by Robert Browning, created by Heather Crosby on 18/03/2016.
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Analysis of My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
Vocabulary
Countenance - face, expression
Durst - dared
Mantle - cloak
Courtesy - polite
Bough - branch
Officious - busybody
Munificence - generosity
Warrant - guarantee
Avowed - promise
Dowry - money for marrying a man's daughter
Poet and Background
Based on the life of Alfonso II Duke of Ferrara, Italy
The Duke's first wife died in 1561 after 3 years of marriage
We learn about the Duke by what he says about his wife and how he says it
We learn about their relationship, what was expected, how she responded
The Duke is talking to an emissary of his future wife's father
The Duke is only interested in money an material possessions but his money and power will not buy him love and respect
Poetic Techniques
'My' - possessive pronoun, the wife is the Duke's property
Dramatic monologue - one person's point of view on an incident, biased
Written in Iambic Pentameter - beats like a heartbeat (de dum, de dum). The poem is about matters of the heart
Sections in brackets - internal thoughts
Ideas and Imagery
The Duchess is the Duke's possession and gives him status
The Duchess is a modest, shy person who got embarrassed by compliments
Jealousy - the Duke's 900 year old name is more important than other gifts e.g. cherries
Uses words 'throat', 'breast' associated with areas of the body which could be injured and cause death
A curtain covers the portrait - again a sense of ownership, a possession
The Duke had his wife killed because she was kind and made him jealous
The Duke does not realise how much of himself he has given away in the criticism of his former wife
The Duke accidentally reveals his weaknesses during the conversation
The Duke is only interested in money and material possessions but his money and power will not buy him love and respect
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