5 Key Quotations My Last Duchess

[@huzafah]

these videos are amazing sir, you should make a revision guide on Poetry

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thanks, I will do, but probably not in time for June! You'll have the videos though.

[@huzafah]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thanks sir you're the best :D

[@axmxms7100]

I would say that mr bruff is better however u have a obliquallly quote selection

[@kmpriv8]

@@axmxms7100 mums

[@icedtea894]

@@axmxms7100 clearly not better in the slightest - MR bruffs Zesty examples fr

[@suprvrse]

For the first quote - Wall connotes to confinement and being trapped and this could imply that the Duchess was owned by the Duke and his property

[@Freyaamara]

SuperSam im gonna use that

[@emmabrixey]

this is amazing thankyou

[@H4mzz3]

love for the connotation

[@IzzyOkadigbo]

this makes more sense to me, thankss

[@wura2565]

Also Sea horses are known for being promiscuous hinting at the promiscuity of the duchess. However, they are also elegant and graceful which could be why he wanted her as a possession in the first place. Thank you so much for the videos sir, they are helping me quite a ton

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thanks and good luck

[@holypapastalin69420]

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[@ellie987.]

thank you so much for these videos!! managed to get an 8 in my poetry assesment last week and ive never been able get the top grades fingers crossed for the real exams!!

[@ellie987.]

just sat my english lit paper and i can't believe the named poem was my last duchess!! thank you so much for your videos i felt so confident in the exam

[@jakepeto2496]

ive watched every single one of the videos in this series and cannot thank you enough!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I am honoured!

[@mariapineappe5749]

Will you finish this series before the end of Easter? Now that I've watched videos from this series I feel like this is the best way I can revise all the rest of the poems

[@dandelion5601]

Thank you for this amazing video! I have my exam tomorrow!

[@yasink331]

At 10:00 I don't see how there are 11 syllables. Or - blush - at - least - she - thanked - men - good - but - thanked Some - how - I - know - not - how - as - if - she - ranked How would they be read as 11

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

The final thanked has no ellision with the next word, so is 2 syllables long.

[@yasink331]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I see now. Thanks sir.

[@jvssicaa]

the exam was today i just wanna say thx i watched this yesterday and wrote about the power in both MLD and london , thx u saved my grade 😇🙏🏼 i got a 17/30 in poetry last time so hopefully this time i’ll get bigger .

[@-_Blitz_-]

How did it go?

[@RankedXyz]

@@-_Blitz_- 💀he just said he got 17/30 and he saved his grade

[@-_Blitz_-]

@@RankedXyz lmao it’s been a long day my bad 😂

[@abdirahmanwali1099]

​@@RankedXyzare you slow he means he got 17/30 last time not in gcse

[@faterunoff9343]

Though your video explores the power of human power and corruption perhaps oppression and inequality, the power of memory's is also prelevant in this poem. Do you think I should learn this power? But i doubt AQA asks would ask this(power of memory in last duchess) in my gcses (I've got my exam on the 24th) as I'm assuming the question they ask needs to be accessible to both foundation and Higher tier students so I think they will ask the most prevalent theme in a poem instead of some uncommon theme. What are your thoughts on what I should learn? This is also the case in ur book where it only shows the most prevalent power.

[@The_real_Oggdo_Bogdo]

Can creating horses also have links to Adams rib being used to make eve?

[@Trinity167]

not particularly, its a Greek myth and there isn't a strong connection however you could also say that it is ironic as the most common story of Poseidon creating horses is in order to woo Demeter, another goddess however the Duke makes no effort to woo his wife which is a reminder of how unnatural their relationship is.

[@pranavmadan6637]

Could you please make a video on all the poets purposes in the power and conflict cluster ?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Maybe

[@zara5547]

Would you still be able to get a grade 7 an above only using the top 5 quotation video

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes!

[@arakurd6351]

sir that couplet of "thanked" and "ranked" is 10 syllables each so how does this break the iambic pentameter? Still a great video, thank you.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

only if you treat 'thanked' and 'ranked' as one syllable words

[@arakurd6351]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish i see. thanks for the quick reply sir

[@otheusrex2190]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish if thanked is counted as 2 syllables each then doesn't that make that line 12 syllables?

[@account18774]

Hi sir could you explain the being inferior to Neptune context at the very end im not really understanding how he feels inferior

[@Slobrojoe]

Any tips on linking the poems together? I can get the inferences but I struggle on finding links to another poem in a way that applies to the question, e.g control in this case

[@Trinity167]

One good one is Ozymandias. If this isn't one of your four memorized poems and Ozymandias is (which is a good idea as it links to many of the poems) then you could talk about how both are about how art is used as a demonstration of power and how it degrades and corrupts those in power (Ozymandias becomes arrogant and "Lifeless") however in My Last Duchess it is hinted that the power will last but Ozymandias is all about how power is transient.

[@Slobrojoe]

@Trinity167 haha forgot I posted this almost a year ago now. My Literature GCSE is all done now, thanks for the comment though!

[@veronikajankauskas6449]

@Slobrojoe did videos help?how did u do

[@Slobrojoe]

@@veronikajankauskas6449 yeah they did help. I got an 8 in literature, which was what I was predicted. The language videos were good too, got a 9 in that. Good luck!

[@alicjabednarczuk9577]

You and your videos are awesome!!!

[@ZoomWeFlyHigh]

PLEASE DO MORE!!!!!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I will!

[@aroojadeel344]

Can you tell me how I move from grade 4 to grade 6 and If that’s even possible

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Very possible. Watch the videos and make notes. Or buy the guides and make notes.

[@aroojadeel344]

Mr Salles Teaches English ok I will tysm, when I will get my results I will definitely tell you😁

[@samran4]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish what do you recommend doing after making notes, please?

[@arakurd6351]

@@samran4 learn the notes using active recall and spaced repetition

[@maarr77]

hi sir please reply! in poetry today they gave us my last duchess and told us to compare the effect of power, i compared it to remains and contrasted it with how powerful war is and the effects it has on the soldiers, is this ok? does this work?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Sure does

[@manyamaramreddy2899]

this was very useful thanks !

[@em8136]

When comparing poems can you analyse the form of one poem and then compare with something else or do you have to analyse form in both poems

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You can do either. If you are already writing at grade 7 you can risk not comparing form directly, but writing about form when you are comparing something else. That will take some serious brain power, which might be tough in exam conditions. So, a good bet is to compare Form in both poems, together if you can.

[@em8136]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish i see ty

[@maddielewis8899]

When writing a poetry essay do we need to write an intro on what the poems are about?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

no

[@katherinewaters324]

Very helpful video, thank you

[@miahovell4790]

could the rhyming couplets suggest that he is trying to keep a hold of the power over his wife despite her being dead showing how controlling he is?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

yes

[@Trinity167]

If you would like you could say the Duke's lack of sexual passion may imply he was inbred as many nobles were at the time and so could say this was a critique on the nobility who often inbred to preserve wealth and family honour

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No. If interbreeding led to nobles having no interest in sex, then such nobles would die out over time. It is both an illogical assumption based on biology, but also based on the poem - nothing in it suggests any kind of interbreeding.

[@Trinity167]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Hi sir, thanks for replying, However many noble families did die out such as the Hapsburgs that were very well known in Browning's time and they lost their monarchy in Spain in 1700 due to charles II's infertility, which is often credited to inbreeding. While this is a unique interpretation I believe it may have been implied, since Poseidon (or Neptune) turned into a horse to r*pe Demeter, his sister and such classical tales were well known in Victorian England as they were part of the school curriculum. Thank you so much for making these videos, I have gone from a grade 6 to very close to a grade 9 in just a few months! Will you ever make a video on the theme of atmosphere in A Christmas Carol? I am yet to find a good video discussing it.

[@heather8367]

hello sir, i am really frustrating because I can only write about 3 main comparing paragraphs with a thesis and planning within 45 minutes. What should I focus on? :(

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Spend no more than 3-5 minutes planning, and maybe have time to write more? Don’t be too neat.

[@ariamyebio182]

would i only need to know these five quotes and would it be enough for grade 9

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes

[@_altrax]

Sir will this method actually get you grade 9? It's hard to believe so I wanted to know if I had to do anything else along with this method.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

This will work

[@_altrax]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish That's good to know. What separates a grade 7 student form a grade 9 student then?

[@georgebrooks6255]

The 3rd quote is 10 syllables tho not 11 Rly helpful video tho

[@arakurd6351]

why is there no equality between the two parts of the couple sir?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You might come up with a brilliant way of showing that - I can't though.

[@waheedabi6340]

Very good video sir

[@georgestephenson3189]

Surely the lack of stanzas has importance

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Write me a sentence or two linking to the poet’s purpose

[@georgestephenson3189]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I don't know I was just wondering if it is relevant

[@Trinity167]

The lack of stanzas suggests that, despite the Duke's obsession over power, he has lost control over his emotions and perhaps this loss of personal control could suggest that the nobility that the duke represents are not fit to rule and therefore ought to be replaced.

[@georgestephenson3189]

@@Trinity167 what about what he said about the rhyming coupleys

[@Trinity167]

@@georgestephenson3189 You can talk about both as you get extra marks for alternate interpretations, both are valid arguments so pick the one that fits your argument and then include the other in a sentence after as an additional point which will help your argument be explorative.

[@asi3010]

Do you recommend The Lightbulb revision for a grade 7/9

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I don't know it - tell me more.

[@lb-fj2eu]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish do u reckomend the light up hun it’s this women of tiktok but it’s a bit expensive but I’m predicted a 2 in Lang and a 3 in lit and tutors are to expensive at the clocks ticking xx

[@lb-fj2eu]

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[@aquilastar2592]

@@lb-fj2eu mr salles' videos are absolutely enough to get your grades up imo :) the analysis in these videos is really good and also unusual like other people won't have these ideas. good luck for tomorrow btw, can't believe 2 years of english lit gcse is almost over!

[@maarr77]

@@aquilastar2592 same cant believe its over :(

[@meerkatking5521]

good vid. Also when choud i start making notes for gcse. Im in year 10

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Now - 20 minutes a day will make you unbelievably ready for the exam. Play the video at 1.25 or 1.5 and save time also.

[@ingamewithalex5682]

Is it a good or bad idea to mention contrasting interpretations in the same essay?

[@emmalevy9997]

good!

[@arakurd6351]

thats the best thing you can do along with to explore deeper meanings of the same quote, but both can be intertwined. both are of the top grades, if im not mistaken.

[@MahaIsmail27]

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