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My Last Duchess (Dramatic Monologue (Express a point of view through the…

- - - - (messenger/diplomat)
- - - - "as if she ranked my gift of a nine-hundred-years old name with anybody's gift" lines 32-33
      - She was expected to belong entirely to him
        
        ITR she would've had little involvement in the discussion of her marriage and was likely "exchanged" for the name.
        
        'My' Last Duchess
        
        Never Named
        
        Her only importance is that she is married to him
  - - - He wanted to be the only one to see her smile
        
        "twas not her husband's presence only, called that spot of joy into the Duchess' cheek" lines 13-15
        
        Talks of himself in third person
        
        (illesium)
        
        Possible narcissism and self-importance
        
        Alternatively, "her husband" could suggest how the Duke feels he is ironically only defined by the role he plays to her and that he is just on of many men.
        
        She was common and her heart could be made glad with anything common
        
        According to him, she did not distinguish between the ornaments of the duke, 'the dropping of the daylight in the west', and the 'bough of cherries' of 'some officious fool'.
        
        Instead of "stooping" to correct her he "gave commands; then all smiles stopped together" lines 45-46
  - - - She is just one of his many creatures
    - - Friendliness, Protection, Inflexibility, Perspective, Generosity/Sharing, High-Perception, Persistence
      - Their bodies are geared for ambling-type motion - not for speed.
        
        Thus, they are symbolic of patience and contentment - they are happy with being where they are and are in no hurry for advancement.
        
        Link to the Duchess who is satisfied by the gifts of common people
      - Lack of evolution of the seahorse's body style. They have remained with this body style since their inception
        
        Content to be who they are, and not feeling the need to change
        
        OR: this resistance to change my suggest a stubbornness and inflexibility