Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0
Paper 2
The voice or character adopted by a writer; it is not necessarily the writer’s own voice.
Revise: My Last DuchessThe Duke is Browning’s persona, not Browning himself. We must therefore notice the difference between the Duke’s judgement of his wife and what his words reveal about his own character. He thinks he is explaining her faults; readers may instead recognise his cruelty.
- Revise: 1st Date – She and 1st Date – He
A voice or character adopted by a writer, distinct from the writer themselves.