Robert Browning: Poems
Significance(importance) of the word 'last' in the poem "My Last Duchess".
Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess"
Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess"
In this context, the word last signifies that the woman in the portrait was the last wife, as he begins shopping for a new one. Think of a car dealership......... "My last car was an Audi; I'm looking for soething a bit more..."
My Last Duchess