The Dramatic Monologue is a type of a lyric poem. It was developed in the Victorian period. Robert Browning is said to have perfected the Dramatic Monologue‚ with poems such as My Last Duchess‚ and Soliloquy of a Spanish Cloister. As its name states‚ it is a monologue‚ hence it is a speech uttered by a single person. In its fullest form‚ the dramatic monologue has three salient features Firstly‚ a single person who is patently not the poet‚ utters the speech that makes up the whole of a poem‚ in
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Tituba’s Monologue [Sitting down‚ eyes closed and hands gathered‚ praying] "Dear heavenly father‚ I bow my head down to you now‚ asking you for your forgiveness. I have committed a grave sin even resulting in someone being executed. I wronged you father and I shouldn’t have confessed to having connections with the devil. [Stand up] Who knows now what the results would have been if I was honest and kept to your name until the end. The beatings and all of Mr Hale’s questions were just too much
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You must not turn around. You must not look back. I know that I must not disobey this simple request. Yet‚ I cannot stop my mind from running untamed. I now listen closely for Eurydice’s footfall behind me‚ but her shade makes no sound. Could I have been tricked by Hades and his cold Queen Persephone? Did Eurydice fall behind? Questions of mistrust and other morbid thoughts seem to close in on my brain. I desperately yearn to see her with all of my essence. Yet‚ the words of Hades seem to echo. You
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Nervous‚ I took a steady breath to calm myself. The warm‚ dimly-lit classroom-turned-actors’-lounge was filled with children. These kids however‚ wore oddly assorted costumes completed with makeup-caked faces. A boy in a suit with a flamboyant tie and glasses commented‚ “Do I look shiny?” earning a giggle from the company. A girl dressed in similar clothing stood up‚ tap shoes clacking against the tiled floor‚ and‚ pulling the boy aside she announced‚ “Stop Len! We need to head onstage.” The actors
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poem "My Last Duchess" is a splendid poem achieve within the format of the dramatic monologue‚ a poetic form in which there is only one speaker. Because there is only one speaker‚ we the reader must wonder carefully what the Duke is telling us‚ and we often have to read between the lines in order to keep an objective perspective on the what is happening in the poem. This paper will discuss how the use of the dramatic monologue makes the subject (the Duke) tell a story while‚ at the same time‚ unintentionally
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It is under much strain that I withhold the flood of tears behind my eyes. For if the levy bursts‚ I fear I may meet a fate much like dear Ophelia. My dear Ophelia… my friend‚ my sister… I am aghast by your drowning‚ there was so much more for you in this world‚ you were like a blossoming flower‚ emerging into the light for all to see… and now‚ without even slowly wilting away‚ you are gone‚ and I am alone. Oh God‚ why would you take her and leave me so alone‚ and so soon after our own father’s
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Trace the development of dramatic tension in this scene from the apparently innocuous conversation around the meal table to the closing tableau of the chair lifting episode which concludes the act This scene is the last in act one and is an important scene for building up drama and tension between the characters. Even the positioning of the scene helps the drama‚ by putting it at the end of act 1‚ where in the theatre there would be an interval‚ it leaves the audience with a cliff
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They’re lying! Why would I poison them? Where would I even... That’s not mine. That’s not mine. Hazel put it there. Admit it‚ you witch‚ you did this! We all saw the results in the WhatsApp group. Your child failed the last maths test. Hey‚ dummy... stop talking rubbish. The results are not out yet. Who’s this? Close your mouth before a fly goes in. Look here‚ next time you and your daughter have tea... remember who the real dummy is. Dummy! Half a million rand and I’ll keep all your
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(A deep‚ lush forest situated on the outskirts of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the spring of 1692. Trees are scattered about‚ with dark green leaves that hang down gracefully from the trees branches. A slight breeze sweeps through the forest‚ causing the leaves to sway and a chill runs through the air. When the curtain rises‚ Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty are cautiously walking into the forest‚ frequently glancing behind them to make sure that they aren’t being followed.) Tituba: Come now‚ children
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‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning As A Dramatic Monologue: Dramatic Monologue: The Dramatic Monologue was a popular form of poetry in Robert Browning’s time. It is a form of writing in which the speaker in the poem is a dramatized imaginary character. The monologue is cast in the form of a speech addressed to a silent listener. Its aim is character study or psycho-analysi. In a dramatic monologue‚ the person who speaks is made to reveal himself and the motives that impelled him at some crisis
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