In “My Last Duchess,” what inference can the reader make about the Duke from his statement “She had a heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad”?

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Robert Browning: Poems

In “My Last Duchess,” what inference can the reader make about the Duke from his statement “She had a heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad”?

He was unhappy.
He was not a good observer.
He was older than his wife.
He was stern and serious.

Asked by User #407710 on 4/3/2016 7:17 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 4/3/2016 7:27 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 4/3/2016 7:27 PM

The speaker is actually saying that the Duchess does not take things seriously enough: she was "too soon made glad". I would pick, "He was stern and serious."

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