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Bellringer. 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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Bellringer 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.
Lucrezia de’ Medici The 14-year-old daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lucrezia married in 1558 Alfonso Il d’Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara, who was 25 at the time. The Duke abandoned Lucrezia for two years before she died in 1561 at age 17.
“It’s a What did he do? Wednesday!” AP Literature and Composition January 22, 2013 Mr. Houghteling
AGENDA Bellringer Notes on Dramatic Monologue Paired readings: “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover.”
Bellringer 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.
“My Last Duchess” • 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.
Paired Reading Activity 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.
Inference Chart “My Last Duchess” “Porphyria’s Lover”
Venn Diagram Your opinion of the speaker Speaker’s opinion of self
From critic M.H. Abrams: Dramatic Monologue 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.
From critic M.H. Abrams: Dramatic Monologue 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.
From critic M.H. Abrams: Dramatic Monologue 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.
Venn Diagram Your opinion of the speaker Speaker’s opinion of self