Dramatic Lyrics

produced many popular and extraordinary pieces of work throughout his life. One form of literature he is known for today is his dramatic monologues. Two of Browning's famous dramatic monologues include Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess. Browning was not only able to catch the reader's interest with his work, but was able to invoke thought. Browning used the dramatic monologues strategically to encourage thought by making the reader identify the speaker and the listener of the piece. In…

manipulating dramatic monologues. In fact, dramatic monologues can’t even really be brought up or studied without the mention of Browning. Two of Browning's most famous dramatic monologues are My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. On the surface these two texts may seem very much the same, on the contrary however, upon further study there are many clear differences. In Robert Browning's Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover, there are similarities such as the male…

he made sure to keep her always in his control. Thus, both poems show men’s morality and physically shutting off by a woman’s action force them to only fulfill their own desires. And to top it off, let’s approach Browning’s poem’s originality: dramatic monologue. Not only does both speakers seems to also be a man that killed their wife for their own sake, they also seem pleased to the fact that they died by their hands. Along with that, both speaker speak rather negatively of their subjects…

Robert Browning’s poems, most notably, “Porphyria’s Lover and “My Last Duchess,” are two works that share a common theme. This theme began to arise in the living years of Browning, but has become more prominent in todays world. Both poems exhibit men who are seemingly normal in the beginning but at the end we find are very disturbing. Both men were in a loving relationship with a woman who they presumably killed. Much discussion has come about from these two poems, not because of the blatant…

Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem “The Lady of Shalott” is an exemplar of the poetic ability of famous writers to reflect the physical and emotional elements of a story within the music and aesthetics of poetry. In this essay I will examine the technical and aesthetic elements that create this famous ballad. While paraphrasing this poem, I will analyze how those elements create the extreme success of the poem. Through close analysis of Tennyson’s poem, I will reveal these elements that have made “The…

“My Last Duchess” and “Checking Out Me History” both express anger through a first person perspective, in the form of a dramatic monologue, although the poems offer two different portrayals of anger. In Browning’s poem, the reader is introduced to a seemingly expressive and biased rant from the Duke about his past Duchess, speaking to an envoy. ‘My’, the possessive pronoun, implies he sees women as possessions. The Duke thinks the world revolves around him because he owns "a…

society’s preconceived notions about women. The reader is never given access to the Duchess’s feelings about her own life and her subsequent death. The Duke controls her narrative as much as he controlled every other aspect of her life. By using a dramatic monologue, Browning demands that the reader understand he…

Robert Browning who although born in England in 1812, has had his name and poetry revered throughout the centuries. Renowned for his unprecedented, grotesque comments on the more sinister side of human nature with his added mastery of the dramatic monologue used to give an in-depth look into the mind of the insane; has created a distinct tone characteristically his. This unique style paved way for the iconic poems, ‘Porphyria’s lover’ and ‘My last Duchess’ in which Browning defied traditional…

the man kills the woman, obviously with different motivations, but the outcome was similar. Secondly, he clarifies that both poems surround the fact that the women are victims of the man’s unhappiness. Lastly, Browning exemplifies how within both dramatic monologues, the man is jealous about how his companion behaves. Also, there are two reasons why the two poems are different. First, the reader understands who the woman is within the poem, “Porphyria's Lover.” In succession, the speaker…

Atwood’s “My Last Duchess” involves Browning’s “My Last Duchess” by exploring the nature of the Duke, looking at the young girls perspective on authority and relationships. While reading the poem “My Last Duchess” what stood out was the speaker of the dramatic monologue. The Duke is addressing the ambassador of the count and is being advised to marry the counts daughter. While talking the Duke shows the painting of his first wife that is hidden behind a curtain. He explains to the count how…