Question

My last duchess by Robert browning begins and ends with the speaker pointing to a work art. In the poem ,art has a symbolic meaning relating to

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is death

Step-by-step explanation:

The painting he points to in the beginning is of his wife who is dead.

Answer 2

In My Last Duchess, the painting and the art represent something that is long gone, most noticeably, his love for art. He claims that he once loved art but now that love is gone and he hates it as much as it hates him.