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"My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning, frequently anthologised as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning's Dramatic Lyrics . [1] The poem is composed in 28 rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter ( heroic couplet ).
“My Last Duchess” is a dramatic monologue written by Victorian poet Robert Browning in 1842. In the poem, the Duke of Ferrara uses a painting of his former wife as a conversation piece.
‘My Last Duchess‘ by Robert Browning (Bio | Poems) is a chilling poem about the value of women in a duke’s life. In the first lines of the poem, the speaker tells the reader that an emissary is visiting who is trying to negotiate a new marriage for the Duke.
Jun 7, 2020 · Probably Robert Browning’s most famous (and widely studied) dramatic monologue, ‘My Last Duchess’ is spoken by the Duke of Ferrara, chatting away to an acquaintance (for whom we, the reader, are the stand-in) and revealing a sinister back-story lurking behind the portrait of his late wife, the Duchess, that adorns the wall.
Robert Browning (1812-1899) was a master of the dramatic monologue, and “My Last Duchess” is one of his most famous and most anthologized poem.
Two readings by Tony-nominated actor Alfred Molina: a reading of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" and "A Pedestrian" by Amit Majmudar. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
“My Last Duchess” is a dramatic monologue that first appeared as part of Robert Browning’s landmark collection of 1842, Dramatic Lyrics. Browning was particularly fascinated with abnormal psychologies, and the speakers in his dramatic monologues tend to be rather sinister.
