Women And The Poetic Imagination
Women and the Poetic Imagination
In literature, we have come upon many characters that are misunderstood. This causes problems, especially with the other characters in the story. “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning both show women who become victims to the men that obsess over them. They had cast an overpowering spell over the men, and this caused anger, jealousy, and even pleasure. Both women were killed for different reasons, however, and both women were definitely misunderstood.
In “My Last Duchess,” the Duke kills his young wife out of anger and jealousy, a deadly combination. He tells us that she had a tendency to flirt and that it is not only him that makes her smile. It’s not the Duchess who has the problem, however…. it is the Duke. The Duchess is definitely misunderstood, because what else do you expect from a young, beautiful woman. He is older, and can’t grasp that his wife is still maturing, and flirting really......
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