My Last Duchess Flashcards
willt please you sit and look at her
the duke forces his visitor to sit down with the rhetoical question
implies that the duke is in sole control
my
possesive pronoun shows control and owning. certifying its achievement but whenever talking about his wife he starts to lose power
structure
lacks of enjambment shows clear lack of power
one stanza - shows dukes arrogance
nine hundred year old name
shows he holds status and power within society, boasting about this but also a reflection about how the woman is now owned by her own husband
notice neptune taming a seahorse
can interpret that neptune was a God during roman and greek times which suggests that the duke is certain that his power will continue to reign
wilt you please rise
instructing people to show power
lots of dashes - “-show shall i say “
dashes and rhetorical question shows he is struggling to express his arrogance and annoyance
she thanked men - good but thanked somehow - i dont know how - as if she ranked
dashes and repetition creates a stuttering effect highlighting his anger
Key themes and ideas
Control, power and identity come up. It could be linked to ozymandias or tissue.
