my last duchess Flashcards
how my last duchess links to ozymandias
power of man. ozymandias and narrator from my last duchess seem to have great power an authority.
quotes
“is my object” “that”
“nine-hundred-years-old name”
“is my object” “that”
repetition of treating hos wife like an object. thinks he controls her
“nine-hundred-years-old name”
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.
structure
title and last line have pronouns represent his self-obsessed nature
effect on reader
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.