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Consider the potential consequences of jealousy in a romantic relationship. 1. Is jealousy normal in such a relationship? Why or why not? 2. Are there different degrees of jealousy? If so, what are they and how do they manifest themselves?
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Consider the potential consequences of jealousy in a romantic relationship. 1. Is jealousy normal in such a relationship? Why or why not? 2. Are there different degrees of jealousy? If so, what are they and how do they manifest themselves? 3. Can jealousy ever be a positive emotion? Explain. Bellringer
“It’s a Love Thirsty Thursday!” AP Literature and Composition January 16, 2014 Mr. Houghteling
Bellringer • Notes on Dramatic Monologue • Paired readings: “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover.” AGENDA
Consider the potential consequences of jealousy in a romantic relationship. 1. Is jealousy normal in such a relationship? Why or why not? 2. Are there different degrees of jealousy? If so, what are they and how do they manifest themselves? 3. Can jealousy ever be a positive emotion? Explain. Bellringer
From critic M.H. Abrams: • A single person, who is patently not the poet, utters the speech that makes up the whole of the poem, in a specific situation at a critical moment. Dramatic Monologue
From critic M.H. Abrams: 2. This person addresses and interacts with one or more other people; but we know of the [audience’s] presence, and what they say and do, only from clues [from the] single speaker. Dramatic Monologue
From critic M.H. Abrams: 3. The main principle controlling the poet's choice and formulation of what the speaker says is to reveal to the reader, in a way that enhances [his/her] interest, the speaker's temperament and character. Dramatic Monologue
Get a partner. • One partner shall prepare a dramatic reading of “My Last Duchess,” the other shall prepare a reading of “Porphyria’s Lover.” • As you read, annotate, and analyze the poems, complete both the inference chart and the Venn diagrams for each poem. Paired Reading Activity
“My Last Duchess” “Porphyria’s Lover” Inference Chart
Your opinion of the speaker Speaker’s opinion of self Venn Diagram
Takes place in 16th-century Italy • Based on the life of Alfonso II, duke of Ferrara. • The duke is negotiating to marry the daughter of a powerful count. • As the poem begins, the duke is showing a portrait of his former wife to the count’s agent. • FràPandolf: a fictitious friar and painter • Claus of Innsbruck: a fictitious Austrian sculptor. “My Last Duchess”