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In the Poem My Last Duchess the Duke Suffers from Personality Disorders
AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies (2024)
  • Amal M. A. Ibrahim, Arab Soecity of English Language Studies
Abstract
Personality disorders are characterized by thoughts and feelings about oneself and other people that have a significant adverse effect on an individual’s ability to operate in many facets of life. The study aims to give an account of conditions of personality disorders such as narcissism and avoidance. The significance of the study is that people need to have education about people who suffer from personality disorders, their behaviors, and their actions. The main objective of the study is to describe the effects of personality disorders, including those that are connected, and how they might be linked to actions and thoughts of homicide. The study used an analytical and descriptive method to provide an account of the conditions of personality disorders based on the Duke of My Last Duchess poem. According to the study’s findings, individuals who suffer from personality disorders are unable to control their haughtiness, conceit, and arrogance which leads them to commit crimes. The researcher recommends preventing and treating personality disorder conduct, as well as understanding the primary causes of symptoms.
Keywords
  • avoidance,
  • Duke,
  • personality disorders,
  • My Last Duchess poem,
  • narcissism
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter February 15, 2024
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol8no1.16
Citation Information
Amal M. A. Ibrahim. "In the Poem My Last Duchess the Duke Suffers from Personality Disorders" AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies Vol. 4 Iss. 1 (2024) p. 207 - 215 ISSN: 2550-1542
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/awejfortranslation-literarystudies/448/