PPT-My Last Duchess Robert 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. 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. 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. 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 DUCHESS’ TEA ROOM \r\f\f\n\t\t\b\t\t
\t\f 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. ‘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. 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. 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.. 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.