Poetry - My Last Duchess Flashcards
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Context for My Last Duchess
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- Written 1842 by controversial Victorian poet Robert Browning (1812-1889).
- He wrote in a patriarchal society.
- He wrote in the time of the Italian renaissance, with the theme of powerful past characters.
- Based on Alfonzo II.
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Summary of My Last Duchess
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A man tells another about his ‘last duchess’ whom we find he likely had murdered because she did not value him as much as he would have liked.
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Theme Comparisons for My Last Duchess
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One-sided - La Belle Dame
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Message of My Last Duchess
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Control in relationships
