Palazzo Carega

After Guido returns from Paris, he continues with his reckless conduct, taking part in "nightly orgies in Palazzo Carega."
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, Galleria dorata (Lorenzo De Ferrari 1734-1744)
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, Galleria dorata (Lorenzo De Ferrari 1734-1744)

Paris

Where Guido goes in attempts to make more money in the hopes to exact revenge upon Torella and his birthplace.

Robert Browning's Porphyria's Lover- Tyri Barker

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Finding the details as to what events may have lead to the writing of "Porphyria's Lover". Robert Browning wrote a host of dramatic monologue that made him very famous. In the 19th Century women were not considered equal to men, the traditions of victorian women saw them only as housewives and cooks.The poem is spoken by a poetic speaker which helps offer deeper meaning of the poem. Robert Browning offers a poem that shows how woman in the victorian era could be taken advantage of.

San Pietro d'Arena

After returning from banishment, the Marchese Torella takes up residence with his daughter Juliet in San Pietro d'Arena, a suburb of Genoa. Guido comes here to marry Juliet, but the contract that binded them together was nullified by the sale of Guido's inheritance.

Bern

Fanny is born in Bern and lived with her family in the mountains. She grew up in the chataeu of Madame de Marville and her husband, the governor. She flees to safety with the family and does not return.

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