Robert Browning
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for "My Last Duchess" and other poems

|Biography, Background, Links of General Interest| |Lesson plans for Specific Poems|

Biography, Background, Links of General Interest

Reading Guide: Robert Browning
Critical analysis with emphasis on the dramatic monologues.

Repeat After Us
Audio files of some Browning poems. A good site for LD students, ELL students, and for those who read well and might like to record and contribute. Files are in alphabetical order by poet; scroll down.

Robert Browning
This page from the Victorian Web includes links to biography, background information, themes, setting, imagery, and more.

Robert Browning
Biography, criticism, and discussion of dramatic monologues from the Internet Public Library.

Selected poetry of Robert Browning
Biography and links to 41 poems.

Lesson plans for specific poems

"Caliban upon Setebos"
Text of the poem and commentary.

"The Laboratory"
Background, careful analysis, and suggestions for responding to the poem.

"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
In this interactive text, students can click on links for additional information or explanation.

"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
Text of the poem, footnotes, and extensive commentary.

"My Last Duchess"
Background, extensive analysis, and suggestions for responding to the poem.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Browning's version of the story (illustrated by Kate Greenaway) has been scanned, page by page.

Robert Browning
Links to several poems.

Robert Browning Study Questions
Fourteen questions for analysis of "Fra Lippo Lippi."

Study Questions on Robert Browning
Includes "The Bishop Orders his Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church" and "Caliban upon Setebos."