MLD Quotes

• “(since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you, but I)”

  1. Grandiosity - superior over wife and who sees her
  2. Uses an interjection - interrupts himself in a smug tone
  3. Pronoun - ‘I’ - repetition - arrogance he decides
  4. Context - role of women - controlled in life
  5. True nature - megalomaniac
• “My gift of a nine hundred years old name “

  1. Arrogant and self proud of name which last duchess refused
  2. Declarative - being shouted and wants people to know his name to increase status
  3. Adjective ‘nine hundred’ - people should resect him
  4. Social status and gain power by his name
  5. Audience feel uncomfortable
• “Notice Neptune through Taming a sea horse”

  1. The dukes desire for supremacy as he is superior to wife
  2. Mythical allusion - Duke sees himself as God like figure and should be respected
  3. verb ‘taming’ expectations he has for wife
  4. Role of women and how they are property of husband
  5. Proves he is a psychopathic man
• “A heart - how shall i say? - too soon made glad”
• “She smiled, no doubt, whene’er I passed her ; but who passed with much the same smile “