my last duchess

Question 1

quotes

Answer 1

“as if she ranked my gift of a nine-hundred-year old name with anybody’s”
“I gave commands; then all smiles stopped together”
“too easily impressed”
“that’s my last duchess” - personal pronouns
“notice Neptune, though taming a sea horse”

Question 2

poet

Answer 2

Robert Browning

Question 3

themes

Answer 3

exploitation of power
arrogance of powerful 
presentation of powerless
patriarchy 
misogyny
power and objectification

Question 4

purpose/story

Answer 4

duke Alfonzo ii wife died in suspicious circumstances, browning wrote this after hearing about the event.

Question 5

form

Answer 5

dramatic monologue in iambic pentameter

reinforces the idea of the duke having a conversation with a visitor.

Question 6

devices

Answer 6

rhyming couplets show desire for control
enjambment shows he cant control anger and passion
dramatic irony- what he says seems innocent but have sinister meaning behind it
euphemism

Question 7

structure

Answer 7

starts with duke showing art and he then gets carried away talking about her.

Question 8

the duke

Answer 8

status is important to him- shows insecurity

feels the need to have power over his duchess

Question 9

feelings and attitudes

Answer 9

pride- duke is proud of his possessions and status
jealousy- he couldn’t stand how he was treated the same as others
power- he enjoys control

Question 10

browning

Answer 10

born England lived in Italy