My Last Duchess

Name: My Last Duchess
Author: Robert Browning

by Robert Browning

Dramatic monologue revealing a duke's jealous possessiveness

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Robert Browning

English Victorian poet who perfected the dramatic monologue form, allowing morally complex speakers to reveal themselves through their own words. My Last Duchess and The Ring and the Book are his masterpieces.

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