Robert Browning

known as mrs. browning's husband

• londoner
• city boy
• had loving parents, only child

Elizabeth Barring Browning

had an anurism when she was young which caused her to be slightly paralyzed (semi invalid)

• extremely wealthy
• had a house of Torkey

• rich place
• considered english riviera

confined to her home

through letters

her love for her husband

a good poet

My Last Duchess

• Duke of farar didnt think highly of himself
• he speaks to a messenger to make a deal about a new marriage**getting a new wife

artist of painting in my last duchess

easygoing personality, it doesnt take much to make her happy

• arrogant
• says she only had everything because he gave her the title
• *he'll never be lower than anyone else
• cocky, thinks highly of himself

• shows the man a painting and a statue
• *his possessions- duchess was thought of as just a possession