My_Last_Douchess

My Last Douchess The Duke of “My Last Duchess” Outline Thesis: The Duke of Ferrara, the speaker is a jealous, arrogant and hypocrite man who was very controlling over his dead wife I. The Duke’s desire of control is displayed with each one of his actions A. He shows off the portrait of his dead wife B. He monopolizes his conversation with the envoy C. He tells the envoy when to sit and when to rise II. There is an irony in the control the Duke wants to impose over other people. He really does not have much control. A. He could not control his wife’s smiles B. He cannot control what the envoy will inform the count III. Arrogance is manifested by the Duke The Duke of “My Last Duchess” Murder, arrogance, hypocrisy, jealously and possessiveness are some of the main themes we can find in “My Last Duchess”. Robert Browning's poem, "My Last Duchess," features a sixteenth century Duke engaged in dialogue with an arbiter of a Count. "My last Duchess" is spoken from the perspective of the Duke and conveys the Duke’s personality through the literary form of a dramatic monologue. The subtitle of “My Last Duchess” is “Ferrara”, which makes a historical reference to the Duke of Ferrara. “The duke, wife, duchess, control, last, envoy, about, very, portrait, shows, even, speaker, says, dead, controlling, arrogance, trying, smiles, personality, over, line, ferrara, duke’s, show, poem, papers, one, make, lines, himself, feels, curtain, arrogant, tries, talking