My Last Duchess-Robert Browning

Question 1

“Thats my last Duchess painted on the wall” (power of humans)

Answer 1

-the pronoun “my” hints at the possessiveness the duke feels towards women and he owns her himself
-the adjective “last” implies that the previous Duchess is part of a long list of wives that the duke has had

Question 2

“Who’d stoop to blame This sort of trifling?…..I choose Never to stoop” (pride)

Answer 2

-he thinks talking to his own wife would be “stooping” shows how much his ego is inflated and he is proud
-portrays him as patronising and demeaning which is emphasises through the repetition of “stoop”
-suggest there was no point of arguing with a woman as they are below him and incapable of rational thinking-18th century women were expected to be meek,obedient and submissive

Question 3

“I gave commands,Then all smiles stopped together” (power of human, pride)