My Last Duchess Flashcards
Who wrote My Last Duchess?
Robert Browning
What quotation sounds as if he owns the Duchess herself, not just the picture of her?
” my last Duchess painted on the wall,”
Who is Fra Pandolf?
The name of the artist
What question does he asked, that sounds polite but he’s being quite forceful?
“Wiil’t please you sit and look at her?’
What is effective about “i said”?
The punctuation doesn’t end the line, with the Duke speaking again immediately, showing that he doesn’t give his visitor a chance to speak
What quotation shows that he controls who looks at the painting but he couldn’t control who looked at his wife when she was alive?
“none puts by the curtain i have drawn for you, but i”
What does “if they durst” suggest?
That people were scared of his temper
What quotation creates the impression of a question from the visitor, but we hear it through the Duke - he’s in complete control?
“not the first are you to turn and ask thus”
What phrase is repeated, showing that his wife’s blushes bother him?
“that spot of joy”
What does the quotation “dies along her throat” hint at?
Reference to death is out of place and suspicious which could hint at the Duchess’ fate
What question shows the Duke struggles to express his irritation?
“how shall i say?”
What description of his wife seems like she is friendly but is meant as a criticism?
“too soon made glad, too easily impressed; she liked whate’er she looked on”
What quotation implies she flirted a lot?
“her looks went everywhere”
What quotation makes it sound like he’s justifying himself?
“Sir, t’was all one!’
In what quotation does the enjambment make it sound as if he’s getting carried away by his anger?
“The bough of cherries some officious fool / Broke in the orchards for her, the white mule”
