My Last Duchess
A Duke’s refined monologue reveals jealousy, control, and a chilling confession.
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A Duke’s refined monologue reveals jealousy, control, and a chilling confession.
The Victorian master of the dramatic monologue: in “My Last Duchess,” “Porphyria’s Lover,” and The Ring and the Book, Browning let dukes, murderers, and saints expose their own minds — and pointed the way to modern poetry.