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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. 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 . 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 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 Parliament of Fowls Geoffrey Chaucer The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly--by all this I By Geoffrey . Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. Born around 1340, died 1400, in London. Among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Joined the king’s army to fight against the French in the Hundred Years’ War and was captured by the French. . The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. Born in 1340’s. Son of well-to-do family of wine merchants in Ipswich. Work History:. Was a soldier, member of King’s household, a diplomat, custom house controller, justice of the peace, member of Parliament, forest official. The Parliament of Fowls Geoffrey Chaucer The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly--by all this I Tales. The Journey Begins . . .. Chaucer uses a religious pilgrimage to display all segments of medieval England.. The Canterbury Tales begins with a Prologue, . Narrator, presumably Chaucer himself, meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn, located in a suburb of London.. 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). 1340?--1400. A Few Significant Facts!. Completed during the third, mature phase of Chaucer’s writing career, the end of 1300s.. Written in English (Middle English) . while French . remained the language of England’s royal court and members of the English upper-class.. 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. 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. The Canterbury Tales. Born around 1343 in London. Son of a middle- class wine merchant. Became a page in the royal household when he was a teenager.. Mundane jobs . BUT-. he was exposed . to . proper speech, manners, and the . 51 4 Book III of the Troilus provides the climax, in every sense, of Troilus and Criseyde