Journal Entry 5

[pinkycutie7]

In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, it is composed in the form of the dramatic monologue spoken by an individual Alfonso II, the fifteenth-century duke of the Italian city of Ferrara, describing the portrait of his wife. The duke says, “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive” (Browning). This tells

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[laxguru92]

Good analysis! Might I add at the end that the Neptune statue also is his next artifact he is showing his guests. It's like the whole poem was about this one artifact out of all the art and sculptures in his house. After he finishes talking about the painting of his wife, he moves on to the next piece which is Neptune. Hope that helps!

[jordar3]

you are a great writer

[asap2011]

I love dramatic plays poems, stories. Love is a very complicated emotion and can cause people to act rationally. It seems as though the Duke loves power and loves controlling people to manipulate them for his own pleasure. I do not like the idea that he treats his wife as an object because women are equal to men. He acts as if he owns her and would die if he saw her with another man. There is no need to impress other people based on one's selfish desires. This brings me to the notion that since he thought of his wife as a possession, she also owned him. If a person obsesses over their possessions, then they will end up owning the person and the person will not be able to live freely. This story was truly a tragedy.