My Last Dutchess Flashcards
Who is the author of ‘My Last Duchess’?
Robert Browning
What are the primary emotions explored in ‘My Last Duchess’?
Pride, Anger
Fill in the blank: ‘Since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you, but ______.’
‘l’
What does the line ‘She had a heart - …to soon made glad’ suggest about the Duchess?
She was easily pleased and joyful
What does the Duchess appreciate according to the line ‘She liked whate’er she looked on, and her looks went everywhere’?
She appreciated beauty and enjoyed her surroundings
How does the Duke perceive his status in relation to the Duchess in the line ‘as if she ranked/My gift of a nine-hundred years-old name/With anybody’s gift’?
He feels his noble heritage should be valued above others
What action does the Duke take that signifies control over the Duchess?
He gave commands that led to her demise
True or False: The Duke expresses regret over the Duchess’s death.
False
What does the phrase ‘then all smiles stopped altogether’ imply about the Duke’s character?
He is authoritative and possibly violent
What is the significance of the rhyming couplets
Shows the dukes control over what is said leaving no room for anyone else’s opinion
Why is the duke not happy with the Duchess being too easily impressed
Feels she preferred a simple life over his life of important status
What is the significance of the repetition of stooping
She is socially bellow him and he doesn’t want to stoop down to discuss her faults in her behaviour would rather just remove her
What is the dukes ultimate goal in only preserving her memory in a painting
Can control her and objectify her much more easily than when she was alive
What is the significance of him comparing himself to the god Neptune
Thinks he is god status and she is more like a wild animal that he must tame
What is the effect of the use of possessive pronouns throughout the whole poem and the last word being ‘me’
It is just his story and everyone else is just an object in his story with no relevance or feelings
