PPT-DUCHESS OF MALFI

BOSOLA Purpose of the Character He is an objective or quasiobjective voice that comments on the concerns of the play and comments as though he is somehow above or beyond them Driving force behind the play . In 1846 he married Elizabeth Barrett and shared with her one of the worlds most celebrated romances My Last Duchess 1842 Brownings bestknown monologue it is spoken by Alfonso II Duke of FerraraOpening lines Thats my last Duchess painted on the wall The Duchess of . Malfi. The purpose of . this character. “. Cariola. ” . meaning trundle-bed in Italian, a play on the word . carriolo. . A pair of beds, one tucking in under the other. Could signify how close she is to Duchess – physically sleeping in her bedchambers, knowing all her secrets, but does not share her rank or authority (thus sleeping literally lower than her). By Robert Browning. Robert Browning. Married Elizabeth Barrett Browning, also a famous poet. Wrote plays as well as poetry. Critics claimed his poetry was too difficult to read. “Perfected” the dramatic monologue. The Book of the Duchess Geoffrey Chaucer I wonder and wonder, by the light of the moon, how I stay alive, for I can hardly sleep at all, day or night. I have so many idle thoughts, all for lack of sle Act III scene v . The question and answer structure continues but now the tone is one of bewilderment and trauma…. The haven is no longer one – “great men’s breath – ironically churchmen, who should uphold Christ’s message of forgiveness and love, have destroyed the Duchess’s happiness, family, court and followers’ lives.. Do we live our lives aware of state surveillance or just ignore it?. Do we believe that it is better to be safe and watched than not?. Lord Robert Cecil,. James I’s spymaster,. Earl of Salisbury. Son of William Cecil,. The Duchess of . Malfi. Jacobean Revenge Tragedy. What ?. When?. Relevance today?. Research this for the next lesson. Start by reading:. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jan/20/jacobean-tragedies-changeling-duchess-malfi. LO: In this lesson you will:. learn about some of the key contexts of Jacobean drama. take further your understanding of how contextual information affects reading and interpretation. The . Duchess of . My . Last . Duchess. What do these words imply?. First Impressions. . What is the poem about?. . Who are the characters in the poem? . . Who is speaking? (voice). . . (This is quite a difficult poem to understand). ”. Modernism and Virginia Woolf. Modernization. New means of transportation, such as the steamship, the railroad, the automobile, and the airplane.. Other technologies, such as the telegraph and the telephone.. Malfi. . (Plot and . Characterisation. ). 1.1. ◦ Antonio and . Delio. provide social commentary on court. ◦ . Bosola. enters, angry at the Cardinal. ◦ Ferdinand commissions. . Bosola. to spy on the Duchess after convincing her to hire him. By Robert Browning. Reading of My Last Duchess. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xIVg0qwTj4. About Browning. Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright. He wrote during the Victorian period. His mastery of dramatic monologues made him one of the greatest poets of his time. \"^#DOWNLOAD@PDF^# The Duchess of Malfi Arden Early Modern Drama #PDF~

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