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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 33

Question 33

Non-African Poetry

The theme of Browning's 'My Last Duchess' is

  1. A.an aristocrat's marital problems
  2. B.the pitfalls of a duchess now dead
  3. C.an ambassador's personal life
  4. D.the pride and arrogance of an aristocrat
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Answer: D (the pride and arrogance of an aristocrat)

Explanation

The Duke reveals his pride in his name and his arrogant wish to control his wife, which led to her death.