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I call That piece a wonder, now: Frà Pandolf’s hands Worked busily a day, and there she stands. Will’t please you sit and look at her? I said “Frà Pandolf” by design, for never read Strangers like you that pictured countenance, Aß The depth and passion of its earnest glance, But to myself they turned (since none puts by The curtain I have drawn for you, but I) And seemed as they would ask me, if they durst,1 How such a glance came there; so, not the first Are you to turn and ask thus. Sir, ’twas not Her husband’s presence only, called that spot Of joy into the Duchess’ cheek: perhaps Bß Frà Pandolf chanced to say “Her mantle laps2 Over my lady’s wrist too much,” or “Paint ß ß DURSTßDARED ß ß HERßMANTLEßLAPSßHERßCLOAKßOVERLAPS ßORßCOVERSßUPß !$!04%$ ).4%2!#4)6% 2%!$%2 ßß 5.)4 ß 4(% 6)#4/2)!.3 -ONITORß9OURß#OMPREHENSION Must never hope to reproduce the faint Half-flush that dies along her throat”: such stuff Was courtesy, she thought, and cause enough For calling up that spot of joy. She had A heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad, Too easily impressed; she liked whate’er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Cß 2EREADßLINES߯ß4HENß COMPLETEßTHEßCHARTßBELOWßTOß MAKEßANßINFERENCEßABOUTßTHEß DUKE´SßTRUEßNATURE 7HATßTHEß$UKEß3AYS 3HEßWASßEQUALLYßPLEASEDßBYß MYßFAVORS ßAßSUNSET ßAßGIFTßOFßAß CHERRYßBRANCH ßANDßHERßWHITEß MULEß3HEßWASßJUSTßASßGRATEFULß FORßAßSILLYßGIFTßFROMßAßNOBODYß ASßSHEßWASßFORßTHEßNOBLEßTITLEß)ß GAVEßHER ).ß/4(%2ß7/2$3ß 4HEßSPEAKERßSHOWSßTHEßPORTRAITßOFßHISßLATEßWIFE ß WHICHßHEßKEEPSßHIDDENßBEHINDßAßCURTAINß(EßPOINTSßOUTßTHATßAßFRIAR ßORß CLERGYMAN ßNAMEDß0ANDOLFßPAINTEDßITß(EßSAYSßHEßIDENTIFIESßTHEßARTISTß ±BYßDESIGN²°ONßPURPOSE°BECAUSEßVIEWERSßOFßTHEßPORTRAITßALWAYSß WONDERßABOUTßTHEß±PASSIONATE²ßEXPRESSIONßONßTHEßDUCHESS´SßFACEß4HEß SPEAKERßSAYSßHISßWIFEßWASßPROBABLYßFLATTEREDßBYßAßCOMPLIMENTßFROMßTHEß PAINTERßSHEßWAS ßHEßSAYS ßTOOßEASILYßPLEASEDßBYßTHEßPEOPLEßANDßTHINGSß AROUNDßHER Sir, ’twas all one! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough of cherries some officious3 fool Broke in the orchard for her, the white mule She rode with round the terrace—all and each Would draw from her alike the approving speech, Or blush, at least. She thanked men—good! but thanked Somehow—I know not how—as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody’s gift. Who’d stoop to blame Cß This sort of trifling?4 Even had you skill In speech—(which I have not)—to make your will Quite clear to such an one, and say, “Just this Or that in you disgusts me; here you miss, Or there exceed the mark”—and if she let Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly set Her wits to yours, forsooth,5 and made excuse —E’en then would be some stooping; and I choose Never to stoop. 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This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together. There she stands As if alive. Will’t please you rise? We’ll meet The company below, then. I repeat, The Count your master’s known munificence Is ample warrant that no just pretense Of mine for dowry will be disallowed; 6 Though his fair daughter’s self, as I avowed At starting, is my object. Nay, we’ll go Eß Together down, sir. Notice Neptune,7 though, Taming a sea horse, thought a rarity, Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me! ).ß/4(%2ß7/2$3ß 4HEßSPEAKERßSAYSßTHATßHEßCOULDßHAVEßTOLDßHISß LATEßWIFEßWHATßHEßDISLIKEDßINßHERßBEHAVIORß(OWEVER ßHEßWOULDßHAVEß CONSIDEREDßTALKINGßTOßHERßABOUTßTHEßSUBJECTßUNSUITABLEßBEHAVIORß FORßSOMEONEßASßIMPORTANTßASßHEß4HEßDUKEßTHENßTELLSßTHEßCOUNT´Sß REPRESENTATIVEßTHATßHEßISßSUREßTHEßCOUNTßWILLßPAYßWHATEVERßDOWRYßTHEß DUKEßASKS°ßTHOUGHßHEßSWEARSßHISßONLYßREALßINTERESTßISßINßTHEßBRIDEß HERSELF ß2EREADßLINES߯ß7HATßHASßHAPPENEDßTOßTHEßPREVIOUSßDUCHESSß $ISCUSSßTHEßANSWERßWITHßAßPARTNER 7HATßDOESß"ROWNINGßTHINKßOFßTHEß DUKEß(OWßCANßYOUßTELL 4HEß#OUNTßßßßDISALLOWED 4HEßWELL KNOWNßGENEROSITYßOFßYOURßMASTER ßTHEß COUNT ßGUARANTEESßTHATßHEßWILLßNOTßREFUSEßMYßREASONABLEßREQUESTßFORßAßDOWRY ß .EPTUNEßINß2OMANßMYTHOLOGY ßTHEßGODßOFßTHEßSEA !$!04%$ ).4%2!#4)6% 2%!$%2 5.)4 4(% 6)#4/2)!.3 -ONITORß9OURß#OMPREHENSION Porphyria’s 3%4ß!ß0520/3%ß &/2ß2%!$).' 2EADßTHISßPOEMßTOßLEARNß HOWßJEALOUSYßAFFECTSß THEßSPEAKERßDURINGßANß ENCOUNTERßWITHßHISß BELOVED Lover 0OEMßBY ROBERTßBROWNING ?>@HDOLRKAß 2OBERTß"ROWNINGßHADßANß INTERESTßINßTHEßMINDSßOFßDISTURBED ßORßABNORMAL ß INDIVIDUALSß0OEMSßSUCHßASß±0ORPHYRIA´Sß,OVER²ß REFLECTßTHISßINTERESTß"ROWNING´SßWILLINGNESSßTOß EXPLOREßTHEßDARKßSIDEßOFßHUMANßNATUREßMAKESß HIMßSEEMßMOREßMODERNßTHANßMANYßOTHERßPOETSß OFßHISßDAYß The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its worst to vex1 the lake: I listened with heart fit to break. 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Hß But passion sometimes would prevail, Nor could tonight’s gay feast restrain A sudden thought of one so pale For love of her, and all in vain: So, she was come through wind and rain. Be sure I looked up at her eyes Happy and proud; at last I knew Porphyria worshiped me: surprise Made my heart swell, and still it grew While I debated what to do. That moment she was mine, mine, fair, Perfectly pure and good: I found A thing to do, and all her hair In one long yellow string I wound Three times her little throat around, And strangled her. No pain felt she; I am quite sure she felt no pain. Iß 5.)4 4(% 6)#4/2)!.3 -ONITORß9OURß#OMPREHENSION As a shut bud that holds a bee, I warily oped her lids: again Laughed the blue eyes without a stain. And I untightened next the tress About her neck; her cheek once more Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss: I propped her head up as before, Only, this time my shoulder bore Her head, which droops upon it still: The smiling rosy little head, So glad it has its utmost will, That all it scorned at once is fled, And I, its love, am gained instead! Porphyria’s love: she guessed not how Her darling one wish would be heard. And thus we sit together now, And all night long we have not stirred, And yet God has not said a word! ).ß/4(%2ß7/2$3ß 0ORPHYRIAßHADßLEFTßAßFEASTßANDßBRAVEDßTHEßSTORMßTOß VISITßHERßLOVERß4HISßTHOUGHTßCHEERSßTHEßSPEAKER ßWHOßBELIEVESßTHATßSHEß ISßFINALLYßHISß4OßCAPTUREßTHISßMOMENTßOFßBLISS ßHEßSTRANGLESßHERßWITHßHERß OWNßHAIRß!RRANGINGßHERßHEADßONßHISßSHOULDER ßHEßBELIEVESßSHEßISßHAPPYß TOßHAVEßHERß±UTMOSTßWILL²°HERßWISHßTOßBEßFREEßOFßTHOSEßTIESßTHATßKEPTß HERßFROMßHIMß (OWßDOESßTHEßSPEAKERSßREASONß FORßMURDERßINßTHISßPOEMßDIFFERß FROMßTHATßOFßTHEßSPEAKERßINß±-Yß ,ASTß$UCHESS²ß(OWßAREßTHEIRß REASONSßSIMILARß%XPLAIN ß5NDERLINEßTHEßWORDSßTHATßTELLßHOWßLONGßTHEßSPEAKERßHASßBEENßSITTINGß MOTIONLESSßWITHß0ORPHYRIA´SßBODYß7HATßDOESßHEßSEEMßSURPRISEDßABOUTß $ISCUSSßYOURßIDEASßWITHßAßPARTNER 0/20(92)! ´ 3 ,/6%2 !FTERß2EADING 0OETICß&ORMß$RAMATICß-ONOLOGUE )NßTHEßCHART ßANALYZEßTHEßELEMENTSßOFßTHEßDRAMATICßMONOLOGUESßYOUßHAVEß JUSTßREAD 7HOßISßTHEßSPEAKERß ANDßWHATßISßHISßORßHERß VIEWPOINT ±-Yß,ASTß$UCHESS² ±0ORPHYRIA´Sß,OVER² The speaker is the duke, who feels jealous of his late wifeÕs love of life. The speaker is PorphyriaÕs lover, who wants Porphyria entirely to himself. 7HOßISßTHEßLISTENER 7HATßISßTHEßSETTING 7HATßMOMENTßOFß INTENSITYßORßDEEPß EMOTIONßISßTHEßSPEAKERß DESCRIBING 2EADINGß3KILLß-AKEß)NFERENCESßABOUTß3PEAKERS 4HINKßABOUTßTHEßSPEAKERSßINß±-Yß,ASTß$UCHESS²ßANDß±0ORPHYRIA´Sß,OVER²ß7HATß DOESßEACHßMANßTHINKßABOUTßHIMSELF ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 7HATßDOßYOUßKNOWßISßREALLYßTRUEßABOUTßBOTHßMENß%XPLAIN ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? !$!04%$ ).4%2!#4)6% 2%!$%2 ßß 5.)4 ß 4(% 6)#4/2)!.3 What are the perils of JEALOUSY? *EALOUSYßMAYßSEEMßTOßBEßINSPIREDßBYßLOVE ßBUTßITßOFTENßRESULTSßFROMßOTHERß FEELINGSß7HATßOTHERßFEELINGSßMIGHTßCAUSEßSOMEONEßTOßFEELßJEALOUSßTOWARDßAß LOVEDßONEß$ISCUSSßYOURßIDEASßWITHßAßPARTNER !CADEMICß6OCABULARYßINß3PEAKING 4HEßWORDßSCHEMEßSKEEM ßISßAßNOUNßTHATßMEANSßAßSECRETßPLANßORßPLOTß 4HEßSURPRISEßPARTYßSCHEMEßFAILEDßWHENß!BEßREVEALEDßTHEßSECRET 3CHEMEßCANßALSOßMEANßAßDIAGRAMßORßOUTLINEßOFßAßSYSTEMßORßOBJECT -YßSCHEMEßFORßSELF TYINGßSHOESßPLACEDßFIRSTßATßTHEß)NVENTIONß&AIR QROK>KAQ>IH 7ITHßAßPARTNER ßDISCUSSßWHETHERßEITHERßOFßTHEßMURDERSß INßTHESEßPOEMSßINVOLVESßAßSCHEMEß)NßEACHßCASE ßTELLßWHATßTHEßPRESENCEßORß ABSENCEßOFßAßSCHEMEßSAYSßABOUTßTHEßNATUREßOFßTHEßCRIMEßANDßTHEßCRIMINALß"Eß SUREßTOßUSEßTHEßWORDßSCHEMEßINßYOURßDISCUSSION !SSESSMENTß0RACTICE $)2%#4)/.3ß 5SEß±-Yß,ASTß$UCHESS²ßANDß±0ORPHYRIA´Sß,OVER²ßTOßANSWERß QUESTIONS߯ ß 9OUßCANßINFERßTHATßTHEßDUKEßTHOUGHTßHISßPREVIOUSß WIFEßWASßTOOß° ! 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