What does the Duke mean by the phrase stuff” in line 19? What does the “such Duke’s use of the phrase stuff” suggest about his attitude towards Frà Pandolf? “such How did the Duchess respond to stuff” (line 19)? “such What does the Duke imply when he remarks that stuff / Was courtesy she “such thought, and cause enough / For calling up that spot of joy” (lines 19–21)? Quick Write: What does the reader learn about the Duke through his description of the Duchess in lines 1–21 of the poem? Reread lines 9–10 of Last Duchess” (“But to myself they turned (since none puts by / The “My curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”) and respond in writing to the following prompt: What does the reader learn about the portrait? How does this information develop the Duke’s character?
What does the Duke mean by the phrase “such stuff” in line 19? What does the Duke’s use of the phrase “such stuff” suggest about his attitude towards Frà Pandolf? How did the Duchess respond to “such stuff” (line 19)? What does the Duke imply when he remarks that “such stuff / Was courtesy she thought, and cause enough / For calling up that spot of joy” (lines 19–21)? Quick Write: What does the reader learn about the Duke through his description of the Duchess in lines 1–21 of the poem? Reread lines 9–10 of “My Last Duchess” (“But to myself they turned (since none puts by / The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”) and respond in writing to the following prompt: What does the reader learn about the portrait? How does this information develop the Duke’s character?
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