Month: December 2014

How has Pride been shown in MLD and one other poem you have studied?

Pride is shown in ‘My last Duchess’ by the Duke. I believe that pride is more clearly portrayed in line 9 and line 10 when he says “(since none puts by The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)” from this quotation in which he explains that only he can reveal his painting, I can see that the duke displays pride in his achievement; murder of the duchess. Pride is also shown by the Duke due to him being so open about the murder of his wife and his threat to the counsellor.

Pride is also shown in the poem Ozymandias by the ‘king’ Ozymandias. Although we do not meet Ozymandias, his works and statues created for him portray his character as quite a cold, proud character. I can infer this from line 11 “Look on my works, yet Mighty and despair!” In which he is proudly showing off his cruelty as his ‘works’. This poem and The Last Duchess show both show Pride by powerful characters.

Summary of chapter 6:
Chapter 6 is set towards the end of summer, this is the time when Dill has to go back home. This event triggers an idea conjured up by Dill to visit Boo Radley’s house before Dill’s departure. Scout protests, but her attempts are futile and she decides to join them when Jem says “I declare to the Lord you’re gettin’ more like a girl every day!”. The key event in this chapter would be the visit to Boo Radley’s house in which they just about managed to escape unscathed. Jem and Dill had to lie about this event.

I believe that Jem realises the sadness of the lifestyle of Boo Radley and what Boo Radley does not have, freedom.

The chapter starts with Scout being excluded from the activities of Dill and Jem. Miss Maudie disregards rumours on Boo Radley and tells Scout her views on Boo and the people of Maycomb. Scout then finds Dill and Jem, planning to contact Boo Radley. After a fail attempt, Atticus catches them and lectures them.