“The Eve of St. Agnes”by John Keats and “Sonnets from the Portuguese” by Emily Elizabeth Browning have a few differing ideas about love. “The Eve of St. Agnes” by Keats was written in the Romanticism period. In the Romanticism period love was very private. None of the love between Porphyro and Madeline was seen in public. Once the two officially were together they moved away to a mysterious elfin wood. Also in the Romanticism period there was rarely any respect for one’s partner. On at least two occasions Porphyro shows his complete lack of respect for Madeline. “Sonnets from the Portuguese” by Browning was written in the Victorian period. It would appear based on “Sonnets from the Portuguese” that the Victorian period had changed some ideas
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Agnes” once love is established between both Madeline and Porphyro they decide to leave. Once Porphyro had succeeded into tricking Madeline he says, “‘Hark! ‘tis an elfin-storm from faery land … Let us away, my love, with happy speed’” (Keats 343, 347). In this quotation it is demonstrating how love in this poem is private. Instead of Porphyro staying to show off his victory, Porphyro instead insists of them leaving. This exchange enlightens the readers to Porphyro priorities. Privacy is very important to the connection Porphyro has with Madeline. It was this privacy that brought them together and it is now being used to keep the two together. Therefore, the love in “The Eve of St. Agnes” must be kept private and not …show more content…
The sonnets by Browning instead suggest that when love is strong it is public and in the social world. For the beginning of Browning’s sonnets she is private about her relationship with her partner and has many insecurities. As the sonnets reach toward the end she writes this, “I love thee freely, as men strive for Right” (Browning 43.7). In this line Browning is connecting to chooses to love her partner with the social whole. She is now confident in their love that she can now face the responsibility with being together in the social world. The display of being public is only possible by her confidence in their love. Therefore, this quotation shows that if one is public then the two are truly in
Agnes” once love is established between both Madeline and Porphyro they decide to leave. Once Porphyro had succeeded into tricking Madeline he says, “‘Hark! ‘tis an elfin-storm from faery land … Let us away, my love, with happy speed’” (Keats 343, 347). In this quotation it is demonstrating how love in this poem is private. Instead of Porphyro staying to show off his victory, Porphyro instead insists of them leaving. This exchange enlightens the readers to Porphyro priorities. Privacy is very important to the connection Porphyro has with Madeline. It was this privacy that brought them together and it is now being used to keep the two together. Therefore, the love in “The Eve of St. Agnes” must be kept private and not …show more content…
The sonnets by Browning instead suggest that when love is strong it is public and in the social world. For the beginning of Browning’s sonnets she is private about her relationship with her partner and has many insecurities. As the sonnets reach toward the end she writes this, “I love thee freely, as men strive for Right” (Browning 43.7). In this line Browning is connecting to chooses to love her partner with the social whole. She is now confident in their love that she can now face the responsibility with being together in the social world. The display of being public is only possible by her confidence in their love. Therefore, this quotation shows that if one is public then the two are truly in