PPT-My Last Duchess 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. 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 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. 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). 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.". 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. . First the Duchess’s sense of sight was attacked – now it is her hearing… . To drive her from her wits although she states the opposite – silence will make her think too much on the past and the dead.. 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. 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. ”. 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.. An explication by . Anh. -Thu Pham . a. nd Amy Chen. Time Period and Style: Victorian. This poem is composed as a dramatic monologue, a format that Browning is best known for. . The aforementioned Duke of this poem is based on the real Duke of Ferrara, Italy, Alfonso II, whose first wife died just three years . 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. 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.