My last duchess Flashcards
the curtain I have drawn for you
symbol of secrecy and possessiveness, only duke has the power to look at her
spot of joy
suggests orgasm +sexual pleasure not only from the husband
her looks went everywhere
she may have been having an affair
officious fool
fricative f sounds, aggressive and frustrated
I gave commands; and all smiles stopped together”
duchess killed because of duke’s decision, shows that power as a negative effect on people
form
continuous stanza, dramatic monologue
rhyme scheme+ rhyming couplets
iambic pentameter
conversation tone
“his fair daughter’s self … is my object”
arrogance is seen as a character flow, he tries to control everything, trying to make her not human
Neptune … cast in bronze for me”
arrogance increases , comparing himself to a god, arrogance captured in the statu like ozymandias
