Christopher Browning

In the poem “My Last Duchess” by poet Robert Browning, the speaker is a very wealthy Duke who is showing another man around his estate whilst discussing the terms of his next impending marriage. While showing the visitor his collections of art they come across one work to which the Duke draws back the curtain covering it and states “that’s my last Duchess painted on the wall”. The Duke then goes on to describe his former wife’s demeanor stating in a displeasing tone to his visitor “Sir, ‘twas not

The story “My Last Duchess”, written by Robert Hayden, is about the Duke of Ferrara who is addressing a painted portrait of his last duchess to a visitor. As the Duke articulates how the portrait came to be, his mindset toward the late duchess reveals how he truly feels about their marriage. Throughout the monologue, the reader is made aware of how jealous and controlling the ego-driven Duke truly is. To begin, one can see the Duke, who claims to never stoop down to his last duchess’s unapproved

In Robert Browning’s poem, “My Last Duchess” he killed his last duchess for many specific reasons. The Duke explains to us about his wife in a bad way, but what he says about her is all good things and she sounds to be nice and fun to be around. The duke was upset and disappointed in his wife. He also had a picture of her on the wall. I think he killed her because he got sick and tired of her and just wanted another wife. The Duke was a bad and cold person who would not be pleased with a wife

1842 and was published that same year in Ferrara, Italy. The ‘Last Duchess’ is believed to be ‘Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici’ who was 14 at the time of her marriage to the Duke of Ferrara who will have been around ten years older than her. Robert Browning uses imagery to create a story of what at first seems to be a Duke and his Duchess in ‘My Last duchess’. However, the end of the poem reveals that this murderous husband is planning his next strike; ‘That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, /

Robert Browning was a poet known for his incorporation of dramatic monologue in his poetry. Today, he ranks among Alfred Lord Tennyson as one of the greatest Victorian era poets. Of Browning’s greatest poems, his two most moved are by the names of “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess”. These poems have both similarities and differences. Three similarities of the poems “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess” are: They both deal with murder, One addresses only one lover and the other addresses

feels? With reading “Porphyria's Lover” written by Robert Browning, and “Adam and Eve” written by Tony Hoagland; they give an insight on how one can feel about love. The poem “Porphyria’s Lover” starts with the speaker inside of a cottage, hearing a strong storm that’s outside. However, the words of “the sullen wind was soon awake, it tore the elm-tops down for spite”, can also mean the speaker has emotions that are dwelling on his mind. Browning writes “I listened with a heart to break”, as if the speaker

Poems To His Coy Mistress and My Last Duchess present both similarities and differences. Certainly, both hold a similar state, in terms of the setting, and this is based on conformity. In spite of that, it is a concept of upper class versus the outcome of reality. Essentially, the meaning is conveyed by speech patterns and tone of voice. In other words, the themes are similar but the perspective is altered based on the Speaker’s attitude and thoughts. Ultimately, both are related, but by a certain

It was the spring of 1812 when Robert Browning was brought into the world. He was born in the small town of Camberwell, London, England. His father, a highly educated man, had a very distinguished library which Browning was influenced greatly by, especially by his father’s collection of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s works (Horneker). Browning is accredited with being the mastermind behind the sect of poetry known as dramatic monologue. Dramatic monologues can be defined as, “a poem written in the form

In his fine work, “Porphyria’s Lover,” Robert Browning attempts to explain the mechanism of human’s desire in relation to the emotions of love, sex, fear, obsession, and death. These emotions are raised from the depth in his poetry with a remarkable procreation notion, but they can lead to destruction, such as death. “Porphyria’s Lover” is a dramatic monologue that reveals the thoughts and feelings of the speaker in this poem for his lover, Porphyira, but with his strong desires, the speaker ends

Robert Browning embodies power as a theme that persists within his written work. Within “My Last Duchess,” Browning creates the speaker, a duke, who strives on the social and political power over his late duchess. The poem, a dramatic monologue, captures discussion regarding the duke expressing his desire over marrying the count’s daughter to one of the count’s emissaries. Within “Porphyria’s Lover,” browning creates a scene of power associated with physical and psychological power that each voice