While reading the poem "My Last Duchess," I couldn't help but think about the movie Moulin Rouge. In the movie, the Duke comes to purchase/invest in the cabaret and expects to receive the star, Satine, as well. Both Duke are privileged and arrogant. They expect to get anything they desire, simply because they have the power and money. In both cases, women are treated like property and their opinions and desires are completely disregarded. When I read "My Last Duchess," I had the same feelings toward the Duke as I did in the movie. They are both dispicable and disgusting. They both put their own desires above everyone else's wellbeing. They are both coincidentally named the Duke.
The word duke is defined as a male holding the highest hereditary title in Britain. Like the aristocracy in their times, these dukes were born into entitlement and persecution of others. Both of these examples show how corrupt and self-important these people were. While both characters are detestable, they are perfect symbols of the aristocracy.
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