My Last Duchess 3

In Browning’s My Last Duchess, it appears that the Duke would have had the Duchess attend only to him. The Duchess is portrayed as someone that is easily pleased. In the passages: twas not Her husband's presence only, called that spot Of joy into the Duchess' cheek She had A heart -- how shall I say? -- too soon made glad, Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er She looked on, and her looks went …showed first 75 words of 654 total…

…showed last 75 words of 654 total…means to and end. An even thinner line exists between those that react with violence and those that push things just a little too far and commit crimes. There is little value to the type of jealousy the Duke was experiencing. Jealousy in itself is a destructive emotion. It leads people to think irrationally and to envision scenarios that paint the victim in an unfavorable light thus intensifying the jealous feelings and intensifying the situation.