PPT-John Webster, The Duchess of

Malfi Plot and Characterisation 11 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. nationaltheatreorguk Director Phyllida Lloyd Designer Mark Thompson Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Music Gary Yershon NT Education National Theatre South Bank London SE1 9PX T 020 7452 3388 F 020 7452 3380 E education nationaltheatreoruk Workpack w by Robert Browning. Duchess. When you hear the word ‘duchess’, what do you think of? What do you expect?. Last Hands Look Glad Painted Stands Glance Name She Design Passion Cherries Alive Pictured You White Wonder Sit Husband Blush Cheek Wrist Paint Gift Throat Faint Joy Disgusts Commands Object My Bronze Stooping Rise Smiled. By Robert Browning . Brief Biography. That’s my last duchess painted on the wall ,looking as if she was still alive. I call that piece a wonder now: Fra . pandolf’s. hands worked busily a day, and there she stands. BOSOLA. Purpose of the Character. He is an objective or quasi-objective 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 . By: Robert . Browning. Presented to you by:. Brianna Taylor&. Trevaughn. Kidd . My Last Duchess. By: Robert Browning. Robert Browning was one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess.". Act III . scene ii lines 1- 140. A scene which begins with husband and wife romance – cosy,. playful, with sexual undertones but a sense of intimacy not seen. before.. This is the “private” life of the couple – unseen by all except Cariola and the invisible. i. Once again two characters discuss a third’s behaviour - here the villains of the piece have. t. he same type of structured conversation that has marked many scenes: . Question – answer; statement – answer - imperative. Antonio survives although the protagonist, the Duchess is dead.. Unlike most tragedies where everybody ends up dead at the end Webster breaks the mould here.. In a sense he is going to explore what happens as a result of her death and what effect it has on her twin as well. . ‘My Last Duchess’. A Duke. A. portrait. of his . w. ife . o. n. the wall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tRRmABj51w. What can we find out from the poem’s title?. Who . is the speaker of the poem?. The health of the body politic is under examination – earlier it was the Duchess’s sexual appetites now it is Ferdinand’s mental health.. His lust for power has become literally the lust for blood and flesh. Like Lady Macbeth his wish for control has become obsessive and is now metamorphosed into bestial traits.. Who we are, what we . do, how to join . us. !. Electronic . Town Meeting. May 4. th. , . 2016. Shari Gnolek. Mission. Advocate for the preservation of the natural character of Webster’s Open Space by promoting sensible management, education, and low impact access. ”. 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.. 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. Read , understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.