my last duchess Flashcards

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how my last duchess links to ozymandias

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power of man. ozymandias and narrator from my last duchess seem to have great power an authority.

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quotes

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“is my object” “that”

“nine-hundred-years-old name”

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“is my object” “that”

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repetition of treating hos wife like an object. thinks he controls her

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“nine-hundred-years-old name”

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represents his wife’s lack of respect for his power. decided to kill her, he accuses her of being unfaithful. Also shows that his name holds great status.

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structure

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title and last line have pronouns represent his self-obsessed nature

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effect on reader

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makes us feel annoyed at his ego and his self-obsessed nature. also because he asked others to kill his wife because she wasnt that big of an issue to pay attention too.

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