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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Hello,
I'm writing my English controlled assessment, one part of it is on expectations of women and the line I am doing it on is from my last duchess "notice Neptune though, taming a seahorse."
Could someone please give me an understanding as to why it is related to expectations of women? thank you
I'm writing my English controlled assessment, one part of it is on expectations of women and the line I am doing it on is from my last duchess "notice Neptune though, taming a seahorse."
Could someone please give me an understanding as to why it is related to expectations of women? thank you
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If you examine the whole poem you note that the Duke speaks proudly of the portrait of his late wife, discussing it as a work of art, then goes on to talk about how his wife acted in ways that he did not like (she was human) and implies that this led him to have her killed. Toward the end of the poem he talks about the dowry that will come with his new wife, then says he wants her for herself, and then finishes up by pointing out another rare and valuable work of art in his collection. Does this give us any idea how the Duke sees women?
- If you examine the whole poem you note that the Duke speaks proudly of the portrait of his late wife, discussing it as a work of art, then goes on to talk about how his wife acted in ways that he did not like (she was human) and implies that this led him to have her killed.
- Toward the end of the poem he talks about the dowry that will come with his new wife, then says he wants her for herself, and then finishes up by pointing out another rare and valuable work of art in his collection.
- Does this give us any idea how the Duke sees women?
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If you examine the whole poem you note that the Duke speaks proudly of the portrait of his late wife, discussing it as a work of art, then goes on to talk about how his wife acted in ways that he did not like (she was human) and implies that this led him to have her killed. Toward the end of the poem he talks about the dowry that will come with his new wife, then says he wants her for herself, and
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