Sexing the Cherry Lesson Plan

My Last Duchess

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will analyze how the poem "My Last Duchess" relates to the novel in terms of plot and thematic content, developing a more profound understanding of he purpose of Winterson's use of this allusion in the text.

Structure:

Throughout the novel, Winterson makes many allusions to literature, art, mythology, and religious stories. One of the allusions in this section of the reading is when the second princess tells the story about how she left her husband. Here, Winterson alludes to the poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning.

As a class, read, summarize, and analyze the poem. First, have a...