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### Exploring the Voice of the Duchess: A Dramatic Monologue on Love and Loss ###

In this creative monologue, the persona of the Duchess of Ferrara reveals her complex emotions towards her husband, the Duke, while implicitly addressing an unseen listener. Drawing inspiration from Robert Browning’s "My Last Duchess," the Duchess shares her thoughts on love, jealousy, and the tragic circumstances that led to her demise. Through subtle allusions to their troubled relationship, we glean insights into her character and the darker side of her life within the Renaissance court. The monologue offers a window into her feelings of confinement, longing for freedom, and reflections on the mysteries surrounding her past. ###

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### Exploring the Voice of the Duchess: A Dramatic Monologue on Love and Loss ###

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  1. Letters • http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/ab-letters/id/1960/rv/compoundobject/cpd/1966/rec/1 • http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/ab-letters/id/1299/rv/compoundobject/cpd/1309/rec/2

  2. Dramatic Monologue • Speaker • Reveals his character • Implied listener • Occasion

  3. Examples • Think about • Who is the listener? • What do we find out about the speaker without him/her telling us explicitly? Malificent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC5YUsxROMU&feature=player_embedded Silence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMVqIISyp60

  4. Persona • The person who is understood to be speaking • Different from the poet • The voice the author chose for a particular purpose

  5. Robert Browning • Psychology • Interested in inner workings of human mind • Mystery/Murder • Dramatic Monologues often delivered by untrustworthy speakers • Up to reader to figure out mystery

  6. My Last Duchess • Ferrara • Allusion to Alfonso II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara • Renaissance Duke • First wife Lucrezia(14) dies mysteriously • Duke quickly remarries • Happens twice

  7. Write a short monologue using the persona (voice) of the Duchess as if she were speaking to a listener about the Duke. • What might she have to say about her husband based on what we know about both of their personalities? • Feel free to add events or incidents that could have occurred between the couple

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