My Last Dutchess

Question 1

Personal pronouns

Answer 1

Repetition of “my”and “i” emphasises the control the duke has over his wife

Question 2

Dehumanising

Answer 2

“My object”

Even before meeting the new wife the Duke sees her as his object something that he owns

Question 3

Sinister undertones

Answer 3

“As if she were alive.”

Caesura is used to create finality in the phrase emphasizing the fact that the girl is dead

Question 4

Use of rhyming couplets

Answer 4

Demonstrates the strict control the Duke believes he has . His speech is under a pattern

Question 5

Use of dramatic monologue

Answer 5

It is a one sided conversation . We never get to hear anyone else but him presenting his dominance in the situation

Question 6

Controlling the audience.

Answer 6

“Sit and look at her”

The Duke is telling the man and to the extent the audience to sit down and look at his painting demonstrating the control the Duke has