The Theme of Love in First Love, My Last Duchess and Remember

The Theme of Love in First Love, My Last Duchess and Remember First love, My Last Duchess and Remember all share the theme loss of love which is presented in many different ways. These poems are known to be some of the best love poems of their time, written over a hundred years ago. Remember and My Last Duchess, deal with death as a result of the relationship. The poems are all presented in the first person, which portrays a more dramatic mood as we emphasise with the subject. They are all told/written in a males point of view, this is interesting because society only expects women to express their emotions towards love. Remember which is written in a females point of view bring†¦show more content†¦Yet the relationship was mythological which ended in rejection and he feeling depressed. My heart has left its dwelling place, and can return no more. In all these poems the relationships between the poems and their lovers are very similar. In First love the relationship ended after a long chase for a special being, with a sad rejection, Is loves bed always snow? This shows that the subject was heartbroken as a result of the ending of his imaginary relationship. Where as in My Last Duchess we are told that the relationship ending with the Dukes last duchess dies. Her smiling increased: I gave commands and all the smiles stopped Together this suggests that the duke gave orders to the kill. The duke is left slightly unhappy, this is referred back to the painting yet he is glad that she is gone. Ive made it clear that it is his daughter I want Showing that he is over his last duchess and is ready to let go and remarry. Remember is also a very similar to My Last Duchess there is also a tragic death as the poem prolongs. 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