My Last Duchess
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themes
Power of humans
Memory
Pride
Identity
Variety of punctuation helps explore the fragmented nature of the Duke's feelings
Brackets used to perhaps conceal something, suggesting he is guilty of something
'my last duchess'
'neptune'
1st and last lines are about his possessions
Almost like he's enclosing his wife between his other possessions
'i gave commands'
'stoop'
Power
Seems to be a euphemism for his wife's murder
Cold and cynical
Possessive pronoun
Repetition
Hints at how the Duke felt his wife was beneath him
Emphasises his power