Jealousy In Shakespeare's Last Duchess'

The Duke’s jealousy and ego make for a deadly combination, shown in this quote which implies that it was he that caused the death of his last duchess. He could not control her the way he wished to in life, so in fact he made the decision to control her in death – that is, to make the decision, ‘give the command’, to end her life. If he could not be the only one to receive that smile of hers, he would make sure that no one else would ever be able to receive it either, nor her be able to give it. The Duke shows a very strict guideline that he expects his wife to follow; if she does not follow the guideline he sets, if she does not only have eyes for him (or at least, in his opinion anyways), then when he attempts to reel her back in through his own reign of control it may not end very well. The Duke is clearly a very dangerous man to be around should a person challenge the way he believes to be right, their fate will surely follow the same as his former wife.

Comparatively, the Duke did not speak about making any attempt to address his issues with the Duchess’ behaviour with her and give her a chance to adjust in order to please him. In this respect the narrator does share parallelisms with the Duke. When she reaches a certain point in her relationships she simply ends them and trades her boyfriend in, in order for a “fresh one” to be “obtained”. The Duke does the same with his Duchess at the beginning of Atwood’s short story the narrator pictures “a whole bunch of Duchesses, all in a row like a chorus line”, later she discusses her past relationships saying that “Bill had replaced” her “last boyfriend” moreover these similarities establish an understand of why she sympathizes with the Duke throughout the story. She understands the Duke’s frustration with the Duchess’ lack of common sense because Bill lacks the ability to be “an attentive reader” and she resents having to always help him with

The poem “My Last Duchess” is a historical event that involves the Duke of Ferrara and Alfonso who lived in the 16th century. Robert Browning "My Last Duchess" presents a narrative about a recently widowed Duke who talks with an emissary had come to an arranged marriage with another lady from a powerful and wealthy family. In the perspective of Duke, power and wealth were integral in marriage and was determined to be married to a wealthy lady from a famous family. As the Duke orients the emissary through the palace, he stops and shows a portrait of the late Duchess who was a lovely and young girl. The Duke then begins by stating information about the picture and then to the Duchess. Duke claims that the Duchess flirted with everyone and did not appreciate the history of the family: “gift of a nine hundred years old name.”(33) However, when an individual continues to read the poem, it is evident that the Duke played an important role in killing the lady. Duke states that “he gave commands; / Then all smiles stopped together”(45-46) he used these words to define the death of his beloved Duchess. The aim of the essay is to analyze literary devices that emphasize the content of the poem, which includes rhetorical questions, exclamation mark, and em dash.

Peace! Peace! I beg thee! What is this street quarrel in this bigger war?

In "My Last Duchess", by Robert Browning, the character of Duke is portrayed as having controlling, jealous, and arrogant traits. These traits are not all mentioned verbally, but mainly through his actions. In the beginning of the poem the painting of the Dukes wife is introduced to us: "That's my last Duchess painted on the wall,/ looking as of she were still alive" (1-2). These lines leave us with the suspicion that the Duchess is no longer alive, but at this point were are not totally sure. In this essay I will discuss the Dukes controlling, jealous and arrogant traits he possesses through out the poem.

Indeed, it quickly becomes clear that the Duke disliked many things about his dead wife. The Duke dislikes how the Duchess liked everything that she saw, believing that she was “too easily impressed; she liked whate’er she looked on”. It disappoints him because he wanted to impress her with his marriage to her and also with his money and lifestyle. What annoyed the Duke most was that:

They both insist on the objectification of their female spouse so that they will remain dominate and in control. In “My Last Duchess” the duke praised his “last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive” [1-2]. The duke has a preference to whether his last duchess was alive, of course, he wanted her dead, “I gave commands; / Then all smiles stopped together” [45-46].

The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice was written in 1604 by William Shakespeare in the Elizabethan era. This dramatic play centers around the two conflicting characters of the honorable, but soon to be unethical Othello whose life and marriage are ruined by his military partner and so called “friend”, Iago. He is a conniving, deceitful, and envious soldier. We are introduced into a web of a world entangled with lies, jealousy, and ultimately tragedy. The theme of jealousy is what took many forms, from warfare competition to sexual and emotional distrust, ending in destruction of the characters affected.

In Act III, Scene iii of William Shakespeare's Othello, Othello initially appears to be firm in his judgment; however, as the scene progresses, Othello's vulnerabilities are exposed and Iago is able to take advantage of his racial insecurities. Iago uses jealousy to sway Othello into his scheme by making it seem as though Desdemona is to blame, which further decreases Othello's self-assurance. Although Othello initially seems strong willed in his disbelief of Desdemona's disloyalty, his lack of self confidence and decision to trust Iago eventually lead to the detriment of his reasonability. When Othello is first presented with the idea of his wife cheating on him, he chooses to stay firm in his judgment. For example: "No, not much moved.

As a result of these last few lines, we are reminded that the poet shows the Duke in a light of negative connotations. He is the type of person you should not be like in any way. He is a manipulator and an all around terrible person because of how he treats people especially his wives. This poem is a reflection on the poet’s belief about abusive relationships and people. This work of literature treats the theme of abusive partners in a negative light to show the reader that this is not an acceptable way to behave and that you should treat your partner with respect and

Othello could have protected himself from Iago scheme. Othello should have not allowed his envious ways to take control over him and he should have not trusted Iago. Othello had flaws within himself that gave Iago the advantage to manipulate him. “Why, why is this?

There are things in life that can make one’s life better. There also things that can make one’s life worse. One of the biggest beasts of them all is jealousy. Jealousy is, a very complicated thing to handle. Often we get jealousy mixed with envy. It is an intense emotion because it can consume a person often causing a person to act irrationally. In Othello by William Shakespeare, Othello is a good man who is head over heels for a woman named Desdemona but turns into something other than himself when he hears information from a person who he thinks he can trust. His name is Iago, and he has a burning desire to get back at Othello because of speculation. Iago lets jealousy ruin him, and it becomes a downfall to many characters in the story.Othello

Jealousy is a fundamental theme in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello. Both the title character and his conniving ensign Iago prove to be very jealous, but one stands out as the embodiment of the “green-eyed monster”. Othello is more jealous than Iago because his actions are a straightforward response to his jealousy, he becomes jealous with less reason than Iago, and his jealousy causes him to go ballistic, while Iago stays cold and calculating throughout the play. Throughout the play, Iago provides hints as to why he hates Othello, while Othello demonstrates blind jealousy.

The dark lady is a devious jealous woman; she torments Shakespeare and toys with his emotions because he is falling in love with someone else. Realizing this, she began to pursuit the other person, hoping that Shakespeare would not find out. In doing so she fell in love with him as well. And came to a conclusion that she will be emotionally satisfied if Shakespeare still shows affection toward her.

The play Othello by William Shakespeare was published during the 16th century, it is one of Shakespeare’s popular and controversial plays. Shakespeare depicts Othello’s race as placing him apart in some respects from the predominantly white European society in which he lives. Jealousy is another of the main themes in Othello. Iago is the first character to start the sparks of jealousy in Othello, and in the end, causes the downfall of Othello and Desdemona. In the end, racism and jealousy are the causes of the tragedy in Othello.