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Study Questions and Activities<\/h3>\r\n

Porphyria\u2019s Lover<\/h2>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  1. Why does the speaker murder Porphyria?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Read the following essay, which argues that Shakespeare\u2019s Othello<\/em> is another source for Browning\u2019s \u201cPorphyria\u2019s Lover.\u201d http:\/\/www.cswnet.com\/~erin\/rb6.htm<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    My Last Duchess<\/h2>\r\n
      \r\n \t
    1. What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Give some examples of enjambment in the poem. What purpose does enjambment serve in this poem?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. What is the dramatic situation in the poem? Who is speaking and to whom?<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Is there any dramatic movement in the poem?<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. What were the duchess\u2019s alleged faults?<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. How does Browning engage our sympathies for the duchess?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister<\/h2>\r\n
        \r\n \t
      1. What is the speaker\u2019s dominant characteristic?<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. What is the main characteristic of Brother Lawrence?<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. In what way might Browning have used Friar Lawrence in Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet<\/em> to characterize his own Brother Lawrence?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        The Bishop Orders His Tomb<\/h2>\r\n
          \r\n \t
        1. Who is Anselm?<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. Is Browning criticizing aspects of 16th century Roman culture?<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. Of what sins is the bishop guilty?<\/li>\r\n \t
        4. Why is the choice of St. Praxed as the site of this bishop\u2019s tomb ironic?<\/li>\r\n \t
        5. List a few appropriately conventional sentiments uttered by the bishop.<\/li>\r\n \t
        6. List some surprisingly unconventional sentiments he utters.<\/li>\r\n \t
        7. How do you explain line 95: \u201cSt. Praxed at his sermon on the mount\u201d?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          Essay topics<\/h2>\r\nWrite an essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words on irony in \u201cMy Last Duchess,\u201d \u201cSoliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,\u201d and \u201cThe Bishop Orders His Tomb.\u201d\r\n\r\nPhilip Allingham notes, \u201cBrowning is noted as a writer of Dramatic Monologues, in which a single 'actor' or persona (rather than the poet) speaks to an implied auditor and is, as it were, overheard by the reader (who has no authorial comment to shape his or her interpretation of the characters and their circumstances).\" However, this poem is called a entitled a \"soliloquy.\" What features of \"Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister\" render the poem a soliloquy rather than a dramatic monologue? In particular, who is the poem's \"implied auditor\"? Please refer to a good glossary of literary terms, and then in an essay of 1,000 to 1500 words, discuss any two of \u201cMy Last Duchess,\u201d \u201cSoliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,\u201d and \u201cThe Bishop Orders His Tomb\u201d as dramatic monologues.\r\n\r\nCompare any one of Browning\u2019s dramatic monologues to one by Donne, such as \u201cThe Flea\u201d or \u201cThe Canonization.\u201d http:\/\/www.luminarium.org\/sevenlit\/donne\/flea.php<\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.luminarium.org\/sevenlit\/donne\/canonization.php<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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          Resources<\/h2>\r\n

          Film Treatments:<\/h3>\r\nThe Bishop Orders His Tomb<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/5-lN48Xzh70\r\n\r\n\"qrcode-the-bishop-orders-his-tomb\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nPorphyria\u2019s Lover<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/rWiPuE1zjuo\r\n\r\n\"qrcode-porphyrias-lover\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nSoliloquy of the Spanish Cloister<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/n1SlZidobhM\r\n\r\n\"qrcode-soliloquy-of-spanish-cloister\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nResources<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.bl.uk\/learning\/langlit\/poetryperformance\/browning\/josephinehart\/aboutbrowning.html<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

          References<\/h2>\r\nFigure 1:<\/strong><\/a>\r\nRobert Browning 1865 by Julia Margaret Cameron (http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Robert_Browning_1865.jpg<\/a>) is in the Public Domain","rendered":"
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          Study Questions and Activities<\/h3>\n

          Porphyria\u2019s Lover<\/h2>\n
            \n
          1. Why does the speaker murder Porphyria?<\/li>\n
          2. Read the following essay, which argues that Shakespeare\u2019s Othello<\/em> is another source for Browning\u2019s \u201cPorphyria\u2019s Lover.\u201d http:\/\/www.cswnet.com\/~erin\/rb6.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            My Last Duchess<\/h2>\n
              \n
            1. What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?<\/li>\n
            2. Give some examples of enjambment in the poem. What purpose does enjambment serve in this poem?<\/li>\n
            3. What is the dramatic situation in the poem? Who is speaking and to whom?<\/li>\n
            4. Is there any dramatic movement in the poem?<\/li>\n
            5. What were the duchess\u2019s alleged faults?<\/li>\n
            6. How does Browning engage our sympathies for the duchess?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister<\/h2>\n
                \n
              1. What is the speaker\u2019s dominant characteristic?<\/li>\n
              2. What is the main characteristic of Brother Lawrence?<\/li>\n
              3. In what way might Browning have used Friar Lawrence in Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet<\/em> to characterize his own Brother Lawrence?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                The Bishop Orders His Tomb<\/h2>\n
                  \n
                1. Who is Anselm?<\/li>\n
                2. Is Browning criticizing aspects of 16th century Roman culture?<\/li>\n
                3. Of what sins is the bishop guilty?<\/li>\n
                4. Why is the choice of St. Praxed as the site of this bishop\u2019s tomb ironic?<\/li>\n
                5. List a few appropriately conventional sentiments uttered by the bishop.<\/li>\n
                6. List some surprisingly unconventional sentiments he utters.<\/li>\n
                7. How do you explain line 95: \u201cSt. Praxed at his sermon on the mount\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Essay topics<\/h2>\n

                  Write an essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words on irony in \u201cMy Last Duchess,\u201d \u201cSoliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,\u201d and \u201cThe Bishop Orders His Tomb.\u201d<\/p>\n

                  Philip Allingham notes, \u201cBrowning is noted as a writer of Dramatic Monologues, in which a single ‘actor’ or persona (rather than the poet) speaks to an implied auditor and is, as it were, overheard by the reader (who has no authorial comment to shape his or her interpretation of the characters and their circumstances).” However, this poem is called a entitled a “soliloquy.” What features of “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” render the poem a soliloquy rather than a dramatic monologue? In particular, who is the poem’s “implied auditor”? Please refer to a good glossary of literary terms, and then in an essay of 1,000 to 1500 words, discuss any two of \u201cMy Last Duchess,\u201d \u201cSoliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,\u201d and \u201cThe Bishop Orders His Tomb\u201d as dramatic monologues.<\/p>\n

                  Compare any one of Browning\u2019s dramatic monologues to one by Donne, such as \u201cThe Flea\u201d or \u201cThe Canonization.\u201d http:\/\/www.luminarium.org\/sevenlit\/donne\/flea.php<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

                  http:\/\/www.luminarium.org\/sevenlit\/donne\/canonization.php<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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                  Resources<\/h2>\n

                  Film Treatments:<\/h3>\n

                  The Bishop Orders His Tomb<\/strong><\/p>\n