Tod Browning

The idea of murder may make people’s stomach turn, but to the Duke in Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess” it seems like an easy task. The Duke is showing the emissary the painting of his last Duchess and telling him of her flaws and how she made him unhappy. The Duke has met with the emissary to discuss his next marriage. The death of his most recent Duchess was caused by the Duke and his personalities traits. They are the reason for him murdering her because he is a jealous, selfish,…

Robert Browning wrote two very interesting poems, My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. Both of these poem contain a murder in which a Jealous man ends up killing his lover or lovers. They both tell an important message to men, sometimes they act out in rage and later regret their decisions. Jealousy is a very powerful feeling and sometimes guys don’t realize how controlling they are over the girl. Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover share much in common but are also…

Willingness to follow authority is discussed as a reason for some of the policemen’s motive behind shooting. There are multiple aspects of this theory discussed in the book. In one part, Browning mentions that some followed orders by authority based on a desire to advance their careers. Others, who were not wanting to make a career in the police force could justify their actions to themselves by claiming they were just following orders,…

“Stand still, and I will read to thee, A lecture, love, in love’s philosophy.” - John Donne, Lecture upon the Shadow For the exceptionally intricate John Donne (1572-1631), love played a crucial role in his life, and ultimately became the basis of his poetry in all different aspects and forms. In essence, life had become love for him: the love for women, his wife and God. Either physical, emotional or religious, Donne’s poetry includes the omnipresence of romance, passion and worship…

Author Laurence Perrine states in his article, "Browning 's Shrewd Duke", “I shall contend, quite otherwise, that the Duke, vain and proud as he assuredly is, is also a shrewd bargainer and master diplomat who, while exposing himself fully to the reader, not improbably obtains high commendation from the…

In this compare and contrast essay, I will discuss the similarity and difference of my poetry and Shakespeare Sonnet 30. The theme and the main idea of both sonnets would be discussed, and the elements of poetry would also be compared and contrasted, including sound devices, sensory languages, and figurative languages. This essay would be in the text type of analysis essay. The Shakespearean sonnet is a difficult art form for the poet because of its restrictions on length and meter, and…

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” is a reflection of her personal feelings with her fathers. The poem “Daddy” is a emotion filled poem that is dark and sad. The poem makes the reader feel sad for Sylvia and they try to understand the struggles Sylvia went through. The poem makes references to the holocaust and Sylvia's experiences growing up during World War ii. The darkness of this poem comes from the anger Sylvia has from her father passing away and leaving her to look for him in another man. Sylvia…

it’s likely an acquaintance has. In Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess,” the Duke disliked the duchess’s behavior and eventually ended her life because he was extremely displeased and dissatisfied with not only her actions, but also with her nature. Browning exemplifies the Duke’s obsession for power in his marriage through his reaction to the last duchess’s actions. However, the Duke had his duchess killed, shockingly his response can be found not only in fiction or poems, but also in real…

Power and the assertion of control is a prominent theme in Robert Browning's poem My Last Duchess, and by using certain techniques with his writing, he has been able to create a piece that is able to assert its power over the reader itself. Employing tactics such as having a specific tone for the diction used enables the poem to emanate the Duke’s tone of wanting to be the authority in situations. In the opening lines of the poem, the Duke tells the envoy “will’t please [he] sit and look at [the…

Deadly Essay Death is a difficult concept to understand so many poets describe their experience and in order to share their views using their art. In “Porphyria's Lover” Robert Browning expressed his view of death a way of control and possible experience of a twisted love. Emily Dickinson however has a different view of death as a gentleman caller as shown in “I Could Not Stop For Death So Death Stopped For Me” as well as expressing a belief of accepting when death comes. Dylan Thomas disagrees…