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| During the Victorian time period, England was at the height of power. |
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| The Industrial Revolution was taking place during this time period. |
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| Queen Victoria had the shortest reign of any English monarch. |
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| False; she had the longest reign of any English monarch. |
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| Social reforms were introduced, such as child labor laws, opening public schools, and legalizing trade unions. |
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| Conditions for the middle class and the lower class improved. |
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| False; conditions only improved for the middle class. |
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| In "My Last Duchess" the speaker is a poor servant. |
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| False; the speaker is the Duke. |
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| In "My Last Duchess" the speaker has his wife killed. |
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| "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover" are examples of dramatic monologues. |
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| In "Porphyria's Lover" Porphyria can not give herself completely to her lover. |
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| In "Porphyria's Lover" the speaker loves Porphyria but is willing to let her go and find her own happiness. |
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| What were the social reforms introduced during the Victorian age? |
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| Legalizing trade unions, child labor laws, and opening public schools. |
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| What were people's thoughts on the issue of imperalism? Did everyone agree? |
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| People did not agree, some thought it was good to have influence on the world. However, a lot of people didn't as they thought it was not right to go into places and take land. |
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| What do the speakers in "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover" have in common? |
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| Both want to be the only man in their women's lives. |
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| What do the women in both poems have in common? |
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| How would you describe the speaker in "My Last Duchess"? |
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