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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. Ed Daniel Karlin 5737657376573765737657376574285741357424573885737657417574545744357390573765738457428574455746457441574595737657413574445746157443574415746057449574555745457441574525737657424574415745657445574585744257441574435745157459573855737657 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. 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 . Brown. Monique Crump. English4*D4. 04-15-13. Porphyria's Lover. About Robert Browning. He was English . poet, Mastery . of Dramatic . verse, Dramatic . monologues and one of the most Victorian poets. Robert was born on May 7,1812 in . 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). Browning 1812-1889. . “How sad and bad and mad it was - / But then, how it was sweet!” . (Confessions). AO4: Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received.. The Victorian Age, Robert Browning and Imagery. Historical Background. The Victorian Era 1832-1901 . It was named after queen Victoria who ascended the throne of England at the age of 18, in 1837.. Her reign was known for peace and prosperity. . Biography and Poetry. Early Life. Born May 7, 1812 in . Camberwell. , England. Mother was a pianist and father was a banker. Father was also an artist, scholar, antiquarian, and collector of books. Browning’s education came from his well-read father. 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.. Mariam . Majeed. #95. Mrs. . Timm. English 12A. Jannuary. 19, 2014. Introduction. “You were made perfectly to be loved and surely I have loved you in the idea of you my whole life long. ” . Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Queen Victoria. Reigned from 1837-1901. The industrial revolution. Benefits for the Middle Class. New towns. New goods. New wealth. New jobs. “The hungry forties”. On the whole, the Victorian era was characterized by economic depression. On an average, there were 1.5 million unemployed workers and their families on poverty relief.. ”. 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.. 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.