My last Duchess

Who wrote My Last Duchess

• Wilfred Owen

• William Blake

• Robert browning

• Ted hughes

What is the effect of “My” in the title

• Personal/possessive pronoun suggests ownership over her.

• Dehumanisation as she is nameless. Making her an object

• It shows she is important

• It signifies royalty links

“(Since none puts by

The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)” what is the effect of the brackets

• Ads in punctuation

• The brackets ( parentheses) mimic the curtains, showing he relishes the power concealing his wife.

• Ads in extra information for the reader

• pulling back the curtain means he has control over her, and since she didn’t really listen to himself when she was alive, he now feels accomplished.

The poem is a dramatic monologue, what does this suggest

• It is a drama/play

• The speaker reveals aspects of their character

• That is is meant to be performed by one speaker - this makes it seem like we are being spoken to, which in turn makes the reader become the county’s servant

• makes it sound like normal speach.

What was the duchess

• Jealous

• Hard to impress

• Easily pleased

• She has psychopathic rages

What is the effect of “last” in the title

• that she in unimportant

• He won’t have any after her

• His last ever wife

• coming after all others in time or order; final

What does forsooth mean

• Indeed

• Dared

• Sincere

• Politeness

Who is the speaker most likely

• Holy emperor Ferdinand 1

• Ferrara

• Alfonso 11 d ‘Este

• Lucrezia di cosimido de ‘ Medici

he Married he when she was 14

• True

• False

countenance means a princes son

• True

• False