In My last Duchess, the character of the Duke immediately gives an impression of being rather self-obsessed, he seems proud and quite boastful as he. Begins the poem by showing off The painting of His last Duchess.The implication beneath this is that he values his art much in the same way he did the Duchess, as something to be admired, something of beauty.This contrasts to the river god, who despite being a man of power, begins the poem in a modest manner 'I may be smelly and I may be old'.However toward the end of the monalogues the characters both seem more alike in their possession over women.One similarity is the implication by both the Duke and The River God of killing the women to keep them obedient shows a power that both the men feel.The quote 'I gave command and smiles stopped altogether' tells us that he ordered the death of his wife, because she didn't appreciate her title as much as he would have liked.The fact that he infers this to the envoy males it seem like a threat to his next Duchess.The river god seems more gentle and romantic to his girl, he speaks of her with more affection 'beautiful White face' this soft tone is a continuous one up until the last line, where the mood grows more sinister as he gives the girl an indirect threat 'if she goes,I will not forgive her' behind this there is an implication of killing te girl if she strays,just like the last
She then wants revenge. She decides to do this by poisoning his new girlfriend so she can have him for herself. She then gets carried away and also tries to kill everyone around the new girlfriend. The two poems are similar because they are both about love and wanting something for yourself, and selfishness. This may be a theme/genre that Browning enjoys and writes a lot of.
If we remember that he is speaking to a relative stranger, this is quite inappropriate conversation. He basically accuses his late wife of being unfaithful but Browning has encouraged us to dislike the Duke so much already that it is easy to think he was at fault or is paranoid about what could have been her
She understands that men are physically attracted to beautiful woman s the poem describes her as “picturesque and mythical” (15). Moreover, the secret weapon Siren uses to destroy men is to pretend to be very poor with her tears on her face begging for help from the men. She also knows how to promote the man’s pride and self-importance by reinforcing each of her victims are the one and only that has the ability to help her. Nevertheless, the poem demonstrates this secret itself
Although the subject of this poem is morbid its overall message is a positive one. The moral of this literary piece boils down to the point that living is a lot easier than committing suicide. The poem has an ABAB rhyme scheme as well that further adds to this poem’s amusement. She begins with, “Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; & drugs cause cramp…” In this stanza you can see she lists razors, rivers, acid, and drugs as different ways someone can kill themselves but then gives reasons why they shouldn’t. In the first line, she implies you could kill yourself using a razor but then says they “pain you”, as in if you did use a razor to commit suicide it would cause too much pain.
He does this by Lucentio over-complementing Bianca; he praises her “sweet beauty in her face”, “he coral lips”, her breath which smelt like “perfume in the air” and what she surrounded was “sacred and sweet” and that he “laments (or cries) burns, pines and perishes” because of her beauty. This shows that aspects of Romantic Comedy and Parody are used in the first act of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ by the use of stock characters and mocking Romantic plays. In addition to this, another aspect of comedy is shown by the use of disguise. Disguise is the main theme throughout the act. A total of four characters are in disguises at the end of the act.
The Duke reveals his egotism. The extreme of his self love appears when he talks about having the Duchess killed: "I gave commands;/Then all smiles stopped together" (45-46). Him stating this shows that he wants all the attention on him and by eliminating her he can then get someone that will put their full
The danger shown by upsetting Medusa is emphasised by the metaphor of "bullet tears", since tears are commonly seen as weak and fragile, but bullets are shown as cold violent and deathly. The title medusa shows that the whole poem is an extended metaphor. Although jealousy makes Medusa dangerous, she also loses a lot: her hair turns to "filthy snakes" and her breath "soured, stank". She is aware of the change in herself, by the end of the poem the rhetorical questions "Wasn't I beautiful? Wasn't I fragrant and young?"
This elegant phrasing is shows the romance that Pauline is feeling when she is at the movies. Though movies have altered Pauline’s views on love. Lust and simple caring for were what she had originally which was good, swapped these beliefs of physical beauty and romantic love. The movies will lead Pauline to false hopes and to a more unhappier life she has in Ohio. The author uses rhythm and sensory imagery, “There at last were the darkened woods, the lonely roads, the river banks, the gentle knowing eyes.” This shows rhythm because right before every noun there is an adjective describing the noun.
In Othello, both themes of jealousy and hate were amoungst the main characters and developed new accuasations throughout the play. A change in the way one would feel turns Othello jealous and angry at his own wife. Othello believed that Desdemona was being unfaithful to Othello with Cassio. Othello then turns his back on his own wife and does a rash decision to kill her for what she has done. When Othello is certain that she has commited adultry, he kills her softly.