my last dutchess Flashcards
1
Q
what do the rhyming couplets show
A
illusion of wholeness shows he’s rehearsed it
2
Q
“that’s my last dutchess painted on the wall
looking as if she were alive. i call
A
latest in a long list
the fact she’s painted directly to the wall shows a sense of urgency shows he was desperate to have her killed quickly
call and wall couplet he’s tried to disguise his rehearsal with enjambement
calious humour
3
Q
“her husbands presence only called that spot of joy”
A
- he takes her joy
-her happiness is a sin
he’s possesive
4
Q
“as if she ranked my gift of a 900 years old name with anybodys gift”
A
- the rest the poem has 10 syllable lines this has 11 showing he’s lost control
- she gets joy out of simple things
- status means nothing to here
5
Q
“i gave commands; then all smiles stopped all together”
A
commands is a dig at the ruling class plural multiple deaths she smiles at him in passing “passed” euphemism for death
6
Q
“notice neptune though,taming a sea horse “
A
- neptune represent the dukes in his own mind
- men are gods and women are inferior
- neptune brought real horse into the world whereas he is only taming a sea horse showing he’s deluded
7
Q
who wrote mld
A
robert browning
