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. Ed Daniel Karlin 5737657376573765737657376574285741357424573885737657417574545744357390573765738457428574455746457441574595737657413574445746157443574415746057449574555745457441574525737657424574415745657445574585744257441574435745157459573855737657 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 . 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.". 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.. 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. ‘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?. 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. 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). 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 . 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.