My Last Duchess

Who wrote the poem?

• Elizabeth Barrett-Browning

• Robert Browning

• Gravy Browning

• Abit Burntatedges

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My Last Duchess is...

• a dramatic dialogue

• an aromatic monologue

• a freeman's catalogue

• a dramatic monologue

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A dramatic monologue makes the speaker...

• Reliable because they must be telling the truth

• Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly

• Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story

• Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening

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The main theme of the poem is...

• gender inequality in society

• racial equality in society

• relationships are equal

• ...equilateral triangles

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The speaker in a dramatic monologue...

• ...tells the truth

• ...is the poet speaking

• ...always gives a balanced view

• ...is unreliable

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Was the Duchess unfaithful to him?

• He says so, so it must be true

• Probably, seeing as she was always flirting

• We can't know, the only information is from the Duke

• Definitely not

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Where is the painting?

• On a wall for all to see

• Behind a curtain

• In a cupboard

• In an art folder

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Who painted the picture?

• Fra Pandolph

• Fra Randolph

• Fra Dolphin

• Fra Rudolph

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What does she have upon her cheek?

• A spot of pain

• A spot of food

• A spot of joy

• A blush of joy

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What violent image do we suspect are the Duke's words rather than the painter's?

• Chokes her

• Cuts along her throat

• Runs along her throat

• Dies along her throat

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