Browning's most popular "My Last Duchess" appeared first in Dramatic lyrics in 1842. It is the finest examples of dramatic monologue. An ironic self-portrait of royalty is painted. The word spoken is to criticize the last duchess. The Duke of Ferrara is the only speaker and the emissary of a count is the listener. The listener is silent during the entire poem and asks about the smile of the last duchess in the portrait offstage. The listener is trying to negotiate the marriage between the duke and the count's daughter.
In the dramatic monologue "My Last Duchess", The only speaker is the <span>Duke of Ferrara. The listener is offstage who remained silent during the whole poem. This poem is written by Robert Browning who wrote poetry with the purpose to explore the heart and mind. </span>
