Her husband's presence only, called that spot

A heart -- how shall I say? -- too soon made glad,

Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er

She looked on, and her looks went everywhere.

Browning conveys to us that the Duchess could be easily impressed. Through his use of words, "her looks went everywhere" and the rhythm that he establishes in this passage, the reader is given a picture of the Duchess as a playful and frivolous woman that was quickly impressed by just about anything. Browning confirms this by providing some examples:

The dropping of the daylight in the West,

The bough of cherries some officious fool

Broke in the orchard for her, the white m

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.

Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly set

Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;

Quite clear to such an one, and say, "Just this

"Normal" people, in the Duke's situation of extreme psychological turmoil would probably react in one of two ways. They would either confront the Duchess about her behavior by explaining that her actions caused them discomfort and pain or they would react in anger, accusing the Duchess of being unfaithful. A thin line separates the "Normal" from those that resort to violence as a means to and end. An even thinner line exists between those that react with violence and those that push thin

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)