Name Professor Title Date [] Dramatic Monologues Introduction A dramatic monologue is a poetry written in the form of a speech of an individual character. A dramatic monologue has the following features: First it comprises of a single person who is not necessarily the poet. The person gives the speech that summarises the whole poem in a particular situation at a critical moment. Second the person addresses and gets to interact with one or more other people. However, we are familiar with the present auditors and their input in the poem through the clues in the revelation of the single speaker (Samyuktha, 1). Third the key principle in charge of the poet`s choice and formulation of what the lyric speaker says is to reveal the reader. Revelation is done to enhance the poet’s interest, the speaker’s character and temperament. Tennyson’s “Ulysses Dramatic monologue Tennyson just like Robert Browning is an expert in composing dramatic monologues. His well-known piece of work on poetry Ulysses is a perfect example of dramatic monologue in which he chooses a classical hero Ulysses as the main character for his work. Here he focuses on the adventurous and knowledge seeking attitude of Ulysses (Samyuktha, 2). But the philosophy of life given through the mouth of Ulysses is Tennyson`s Philosophy. Of all the monologues I have come across Tennyson`s "Ulysses is the most psychologically credible and most troubling monologue compared to ot...