The narrator of the short story is at a point in her life where she is questioning her values and position in society. While reading in her English class she takes a special interest the poem “My Last Duchess.” She comprehends the appeal of power and how the Duke is consumed by the idea of power and control. The Duke establishes his power by willpower alone: “I gave my commands;/ Then all smiles stopped together” (Browning 45-46). The narrator hopes one day to project these characteristics of the
The narrator of the short story is at a point in her life where she is questioning her values and position in society. While reading in her English class she takes a special interest the poem “My Last Duchess.” She comprehends the appeal of power and how the Duke is consumed by the idea of power and control. The Duke establishes his power by willpower alone: “I gave my commands;/ Then all smiles stopped together” (Browning 45-46). The narrator hopes one day to project these characteristics of the