Poetry - my last duchess Flashcards
1
Q
A quote that shows how the mans wife was ungrateful
A
“As if she ranked my gift of a nine hundred years old name with anybody’s gift”
(His marriage to her was not that important to her)
2
Q
Quotes to show her unfaithfulness
A
“She thanked men,-good! But thanked somehow - I know not how”
“She liked whate’er she looked on, and her looks went everywhere”
“‘Twas not her husband’s presence only, called that spot of joy into the duchess’ cheek”
3
Q
Themes of marriage
A
May-December marriage cliche
(Wrote about by Chaucer)
About a younger woman who marries an older man (usually ends in her being killed because she is unfaithful)
4
Q
Quotes to show societal control of women
A
“Though his fair daughter’s self… is my object”
