Please Copy down the 3 criteria for dramatic monlogue

Dramatic Monologue--Glenn Everett argues that Browning's dramatic monologues contain three "requirements" (from his essay, available on Victorian Web):

1.The reader shares the part of the "listener" or audience.
2.The speaker uses a case-making, argumentative tone.
3."We complete the dramatic scene from within, by means of inference and imagination." Everett argues that as the listener, we participate in the drama by imagining that we are present, and by inferring what the speaker really did. Rarely, however, do we have conclusive proof.

In class Assignment:
Writing Activity: Character Portraits—choose a character (1)
The Duchess
Prior to your disappearance, you wrote a letter to a friend, telling about your life with the Duke. Describe some of your experiences both in the early years of your marriage and throughout the painting of your commissioned portrait. How do you view life, and what do you think of the people around you, including your husband, the Duke? What sorts of things delighted you?
Count's Envoy
You are the envoy of a Count, who has sent you to Duke Ferrara to negotiate a wedding between the Duke and the Count's daughter. Prior to dining with the Duke's other guests, he pulled a curtain aside and revealed to you the portrait of his last Duchess, whom he described to you. Based on your knowledge of the Duke through his own words, what kind of life can the Count's daughter expect as the new Duchess? Do you recommend that she marry the Duke? Why or why not? Use the Duke's own words to prepare your argument to the Count.

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Please use textual examples from the poem “My Last Duchess” (with line numbers in your answers), to prove that it qualifies as a dramatic monologue.
1. The reader shares the part of the "listener" or audience.
*How do we know we are supposed to be taking on the role of the Count’s envoy?







2. The speaker uses a case-making, argumentative tone.
*What is his tone? Would words does he use that tell us this?
*At what point(s) does his tone change?
*What is he trying to convince you? How do you know?












3."We complete the dramatic scene from within, by means of inference and imagination." Everett argues that as the listener, we participate in the drama by imagining that we are present, and by inferring what the speaker really did. Rarely, however, do we have conclusive proof.
*What are we left deciding—about what happened, about the Count?
* What questions do we need to answer as the Count’s Envoy?

Brother Pandolf
You are Brother Pandolf, who painted the portrait of the Duchess. You keep a journal where you write down your thoughts about all of your paintings, and the experiences that shaped their creation. You have finally decided to write down your feelings about the Duchess and her husband, the Duke Ferrara. Based on your knowledge of the events, describe the Duchess, the Duke, and their relationship.

*Your assessment should be based on facts, rather than speculation.
As you work through your character, you should use the chart to help cite the line number(s) from the poem that supports your claim. Remember, as you progress that everything in the poem is from the Duke's perspective, and that as the auditor, it is your job to assess if the Duke is revealing more than he intend. Also, remember that your claims must be supported by textual evidence, rather than just what you assume.