Starter quiz
- What complaints did the Duke have about the Duchess in 'My Last Duchess'?
- She wore immodest clothing
- She rode mules
- She did not have generational wealth
- Many things made her blush and smile ✓
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- The Duke in 'My Last Duchess' is shocked how the Duchess did not feel indebted to him based on his “gift” of…
- beautiful animals.
- acres of land.
- jewels.
- high status and reputation. ✓
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- In the line “she liked whatever she looked on and her looks went everywhere”, from 'My Last Duchess' the Duke seems…
- content
- jealous ✓
- infatuated
- insecure ✓
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- How does the Duke in 'My Last Duchess' seek to present himself as a powerful man?
- He divorces his wife
- He gifts his wife lots of expensive things
- He controls the curtain that shields his late wife's portrait ✓
- He shows off his status through art ✓
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- How many perspectives are there in 'My Last Duchess' and why is this significant?
- one: it leads us to question the reliability of the Duke's narrative ✓
- two: we get a fair depiction of the Duke and Duchess' relationship
- three: we hear the Duke's new wife's reservations too
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- Why might Browning, a Victorian poet, have set his poem 'My Last Duchess' in the Italian Renaissance?
- he enjoyed the rich history of Italy
- it disguises his critique of the time and place he lived in ✓
- his wife was Italian
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