Both stories‚ My last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover can be similar‚ yet different in many ways. But‚ let’s begin by saying‚ that the author of both stories was‚ Robert Browning. Browning used dramatic monologue in many of his works he wrote. Needless to say‚ Browning is one of the great Victorian poets‚ writing his shorter dramatic monologues like My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. In his literary forms‚ he used “poetic” language and used dramatic dialogue to reveal character in both stories
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Women in 19th Century British Poetry Response: "Porphyria’s Lover‚" "My Last Duchess‚" and "The Leper" The feelings about women in the Victorian period were very disheartening. Women were seen as objects and viewed as less than human. These views were upheld by men who perpetuated a women’s place in society as a pretty thing to look at and nothing more. When a man was tired of her or felt like he could not possess her completely he could kill her as the only way to ensure that she is his forever
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In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare illustrates his feelings towards Jews in 17th century England through the use of a commonly known stereotype during the time‚ the racial tension between Jews and Christians. Shylock is the focal point of the play‚ and acts as the traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times. The merchant of venice is often seen as an anti-semitic work due to the stereotypical portrayal of the jewish character shylock. Some would argue that the most inevitable interpretation
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Language/Literature Half Term 1 Controlled Assessment – Poetry/Macbeth Task: ‘Explore the ways a disturbed character is presented in Browning’s Monologues and ‘Macbeth’’ Focus: Reading and close analysis of two from the following poems: Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’/’The Laboratory’/ ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ Planning of controlled assessment for the poetry section Begin reading ‘Macbeth’. See Half Term 2. Half Term 3 Controlled Assessment – Creative Writing – Re-creations Task: ‘Write a monologue for a character
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Comparison of Last and Lover) Have you ever been in a relationship before? How did your lover treat you? In room 303 this semester‚ we have gone over many texts. One text we have gone over is My Last Duchess. Another text we have gone over is Porphyria’s Lover. After reading these texts‚ I realized that there are many similarities and differences. Death‚ jealousy‚ and the audience are three things that were either similar or different in these two poems. The first similarity in both Lover and Last‚ was
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poet‚ whom gained prominence during the Victorian era for his dramatic monologues. Readers are continuously drawn in by the manipulation‚ murder‚ mystery and inner thoughts of a psychopath‚ all of which are evident in his more disturbing poems‚ ‘My last duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. Browning reveals the blurred lines between control‚ love and mental instability by using subtle techniques such as his choice in the form of poem and satire. Browning is able explore these controversial ideas in a conservative
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Oscar Wilde‚ begins with an introduction of witty sayings discussing the question of if art has any use; and if it does‚ what are its implications. Likewise‚ "My Last Duchess"‚ written by Oscar Wilde’s Victorian contemporary Robert Browning‚ also delves into these provocative questions. Both The Picture of Dorian Gray and "My Last Duchess" explore the question of whether art has a moral element or whether it is only a purely meaningless application of the artist. In the introduction Oscar Wilde
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Mike Sobieraj English 203 Roger Gilbert The Lover and the Duke The creation of a plausible character within literature is one of the most difficult challenges to a writer‚ and development to a level at which the reader identifies with them can take a long time. However‚ through the masterful use of poetic devices and language Browning is able to create two living and breathing characters in sixty or less lines. When one examines these works one has to that they are quite the achievements
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imprints upon the readers. Reading the two text titled My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover are about two women killed by their partners. They are similar in that fact‚ but different in another. A main contrast is the way the women were killed. In Duchess‚ we do not know exactly how the duchess died; while in Lover‚ every detail is shared. Another important contrast is the difference in motive. Why did these men kill the women they ‘loved?’ In Duchess‚ we are told exactly why the husband was willing to
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My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover Robert Browning wrote the two poems‚ Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess. In each poem‚ the speakers seem mentally disturbed. Also‚ both speakers had relationships with "strong" women who‚ despite apparently loving them‚ they each ended up killing. Strangely enough‚ both men seem to be much happier after they have committed these murders. The murders in these poems deal with power based on gender. The females have the power and the men do not. The men feel
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