My Last Duchess Flashcards
what happens in the poem?
Duke shows visitor a portrait of his former wife but tells him how he was upset about her flirtatious behaviour and there are strong hints that he had her murdered
what quote presents us that he thought he owned the duchess?
“my last duchess painted on the wall”
what does the quote “the curtain i have drawn for you” show?
he can control who looks at the painting but he couldn’t control who looked at his wife when she was alive
what quote shows the duchess flirted a lot?
“she looked on, and her looks went everywhere”
what quote could be a euphemism for his wife’s murder?
“i gave commands; then all smiles stopped together”
what poems could you link this with?
abuse of power- checking out me history
ozymandias - craving for power and loss of power
