These poems were written as dramatic monologues. This literary form is meant to show the reader the narrator’s most inner thoughts during a dramatic situation, therefore the reader can explore the abnormal psychology involved in the two acts of murder. Before the murders, both men are shown to be dangerously possessive of their women. In “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess there is only one point of view. This view is expressed throughout the poems and the reoccurring theme is murder as they both show the idea of men killing a lover.
They’re all devious, perfectionist, dramatic characters, who have the irrepressible need to kill someone, due to reasons which are either clarified or simply not mentioned in the text. Step by step, the character’s mind is gradually unfolded to us as the story develops. Poe achieves a gripping effect as he creates stories where we, as the audience, feel involved, almost as if we were living it. He
An Inspector Calls In this essay I will examine each character in detail to establish if any of them are responsible for Eva Smith's death. I shall also consider Eva's part in her own downfall. Inspector Goole had a way of making people think and do what he wanted. Although he didn't seem to get any extra information out of the other characters he soon made them realise that Eva Smith had died a horribly painful death and they had all contributed in making her want to end her life. He got them to tell each other their sins and secrets.
He confides in Iago that he plans to poison Desdemona. Plots and murders ensue and Othello returns to the castle to kill his innocent wife. He eventually smothers her to death. Emilia tells Othello the truth about the scheming Iago. Othello wounds Iago, and then kills himself.
Browning’s poem ‘The Laboratory’ is about a scorned woman’s desired to kill her lover’s mistress, and any other woman he may have had an affair with. ‘The Laboratory’ (Ancient Regime) refers to an older rule or government suggesting that the speaker comes from a past. Love being a profound, tender, passionate affection towards another person. When Romeo meets Juliet for the first time, he describes her asa “snowy dove trooping with the crows”. The word “dove” suggests she is both beautiful and a figure of peace.
Hughes uses his poem, The Minotaur, to try to manipulate the audience to see a different view of their marriage, and to make people feel sympathetic towards him. Hughes portrays his wife Sylvia Plath as violent, irrational, and out of control. This is shown in the way he shows her, in lines such as “The mahogany table-top you smashed”. The onomatopoeia of “smashed” further emphasises her violent personality. Later in the poem, Hughes accuses his wife of abandoning her family.
03 Write about the ways Browning tells the story in ‘The Laboratory’? In the poem ‘The Laboratory’, Robert Browning adopts various methods with he uses to tell a story. The poem describes a jealous Marquise waiting for a poison to be concocted in a laboratory, obsessively intent on getting revenge on the woman who stole her love. ‘The laboratory’ is written as a dramatic monologue in first person by an erratic and vengeful Marquise. Browning uses quatrains with rhyming couplets throughout the poem, giving a calm and controlled feel with contrast dramatically with the dark, murderous theme of the poem and the erratic thoughts of the Marquise.
Scarlet Letter Hate Essay Hate is an emotion people have toward someone or something they extremely dislike. Normally, hate causes conflicts and revenges following with destroying: not only destroys others, but also destroys the person himself. In The Scarlett Letter, Hester, an adorable woman, betrays her husband and gets pregnant with an unknown man. Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s real husband, starts a revenge on Dimmesdale when he finds out Dimmesdale is the gigolo of Hester. Roger’s revenge partially leads to the death of Dimmesdale, and at the same time, destroys himself.
Literature is a large portion in education filled with many relatable themes and symbols. The Monster finds portmanteau with novels he is able to read. The Monster reads “Sorrows of Werter” which lead him to relate to how his protectors have treated him. “The disquisitions upon death and suicide were calculated to fill me with wonder. “(168) This novel gave the idea of suicide to the Monster which was inflicted upon being denied by everyone and not knowing his spot in humanity.
You belong then to my enemy – to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim.” He then takes a picture of Caroline Frankenstein that he finds on William. (Chapter 16) Later the monster stumbles upon a girl (Justine) asleep in the straw. He tucks the picture of Caroline he took from William into the dress of Justine, which in short makes the townspeople accuse her of murdering William. Victor is aware the whole time what has taken place and instead of speaking up (worried he might look like a fool) he lets Justine be sentenced to death for a murder that he in essence was responsible for. Still Victor is only concerned for himself and is worried what this would do to his reputation?