Robert Browning: Poems
My Last Duchess
what is the role of women in the poem?
what is the role of women in the poem?
In the poem, My Last Duchess, we can infer that a woman's role is to defer to her husband in all things, behave in a complacent manner, and to submit to male superiority. We can also infer that the duke believes his wife to be doing a poor job of it.
My Last Duchess