robert brownings' my last duchess

Many poems must be read more than once to be fully understood. It is often that one may notice something that wasn't noticed the first time around. It is also possible for a poem to be read once, and have received the full meaning. Sometimes poems leave one thinking because the poem doesn't provide enough information for an affirmative conclusion. "My Last Duchess" provides examples of leaving readers unclear of the full meaning, and unclear of affirmative conclusions. By using reader-response criticism and new historicism, one may fully understand, (or understand as much as possible), the meanings of Browning's work.

Before women held jobs outside of the home, before men became less dominate than women, before intense science fiction devastated the minds of disbelieving alien followers, and possibly before women started to perform acceptable grooming - there was poetry. When "My Last Duchess" was written in 1842, women held a different place in society than they do today. Women were objects. Men ruled the world. Only Mother Nature and Mother Mary had any say in anything. Times have changed. Women have positions in government and have as much power as men . W

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Approximate Word count = 1412
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)