Browning's "My Last Duchess" and Dramatic Monologue

Draw back the curtain, add a spot of joy to your class, and let learners be lessoned by a close reading exercise that models how to develop an interpretation based on evidence drawn from a text. Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue “My...

Reading Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess," students will explore the use of dramatic monologue as a poetic form, where the speaker often reveals far more than intended. The students will later write their own dramatic monologue...

A learning module that begins with "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

Audio performances of select poems written by British poet Robert Browning, including "My Last Duchess." With transcripts of each poem read, a biographical note on the writer's life and career, literary analysis of his work, and...

Students read and discuss Browning's poem, "My Last Duchess". In groups, they choose one character from the poem and, taking on the perspective of that character, write various character portraits.

In this literary analysis activity, students examine Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess," as they read the poem and respond to 6 short answer questions.

In this poetry analysis learning exercise, students read a comment on the significance of the Duke’s art collection in Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess." Students then respond to questions about the Duke’s art gallery, his portrait of...

In this poetry analysis instructional activity, learners consider the motivation for the actions of the Duke in "My Last Duchess," by Robert Browning as they read a brief paragraph positing that the Duke is insane. Students then respond...

In this poetry analysis worksheet, students examine commentary about the jealousy of the Duke in Browning's "My Last Duchess." Students respond to discussion questions regarding the Duke’s suspicion that his wife is unfaithful, his...

The poem My Last Duchess is analyzed in great detail in this fascinating site on a poem which has intrigued millions of people. Included are analysis of specific lines from the poem.