my last duchess Flashcards
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” notice neptune, through taming a sea horse” language analysis
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- Religious imagery - Neptune is the Roman God of the sea, and is often associated with power and control. This juxtaposes the idea of a sea horse, which is a small and relatively powerless animal. By depicting Neptune taming the sea horse, the Duke is symbolically showing his own power and control over his late wife
- Imperative verb - “notice” implies that the duke is drawing attention to the artwork for one specific purpose, he’s using the artwork to establish his own dominance and superiority
- “taming
2
Q
thats my last duchess…
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painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive”
3
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“thats my last duchess….looking as if she were alive” language analysis
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4
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how can my last duchess link to nature
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- suppression of nature
- all the things the dead duchess liked like the cherries, pony, sunset, rejected by the duke because he favours art
- art as oppression, taming the natural world
