My Last duchess Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote?
A
Robert Browning
2
Q
Who was it based on?
A
Life of Alfonso Il D’Este duke of Ferera 1533-1598
Wife died at 17 while he was 28 - Maybe poisoned
3
Q
What type of poem is it?
A
Dramatic monologue
- Demonstrating power in the wrong hands
4
Q
My last Duchess
N P B / T C I H D F Y B I
A
Non puts by / the curtain I have drawn for you but I
5
Q
My last duchess
T F H-F T D A H T
A
the faint half-flush that dies along her throat
6
Q
My last duchess
I G C A A S S T
A
I gave command and all smiles stopped together
7
Q
What ideas of power and conflict are there in My last duchess?
A
- conflict between duke and young wife as she looks at other people
- power in the wrong hands
- Jealousy causes conflict
8
Q
My last duchess
A S […] C I B F M
A
A seahorse […] cast in bronze for me
