Read the excerpt from robert browning’s poem “my last duchess” and select the theme the excerpt conveys.

e’en then would be some stooping; and i choose
never to stoop. oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt,
whene’er i passed her; but who passed without
much the same smile? this grew; i gave commands;
then all smiles stopped together. there she stands
as if alive. will’t you rise? we’ll meet
the company below, then. i repeat,

a.
shock
b.
passion
c.
society
d.
obsession

B. Passion

Explanation:

Please give an explanation of the following lines from "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning. Or there exceed the mark”—and if she let Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly set 40 Her wits to...

Please give an explanation of the following lines from "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning.

Or there exceed the mark”—and if she let

Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly set 40

Her wits to yours, forsooth, and made excuse,

—E’en then would be some stooping; and I choose

Never to stoop. Oh sir, she smiled, no doubt,

Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without

Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands

answer: b

explanation: i have never watched or read about him but looked it up and it seems the most sensible answer. sorry if it's wrong. ☺