Browning creates the impression that love is a destructive force. The narrator kills Porphyria because of his love for her, commenting how her devotion ‘made my heart swell’ so he ‘wound’ her hair around her throat and ‘strangled her’. Literally, the narrator means he was overcome by his adoration for Porphyria and decided to show that by ending her life, as well as how Porphyria’s sincere confession has gotten her killed. These acts of love both clearly show how disastrous love can be. Metaphorically, the narrator could potentially be suggesting that love can only lead to ruin, especially seeing as during the Victorian times people married to increase wealth, fame and social status instead of love. Browning may potentially be teaching a moral…
Victorian Poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote more than one poem, and one of them is Sonnet 43 “How Do I love Thee”. The Rhyme Scheme, symbolism and repetition allow us to see Browning and her husband’s private emotions of love for another. The Victorian era shifted between romanticism to realism, changed by novelists who enjoyed a golden age. Late Victorian writing move in naturalism and escapist fiction (Holt McDougal 919). Every person has a different story a different childhood, some…
There is a fine line between what an artist wants to say and what he or she actually composes. What makes poetry desirable to read is that it is philosophically attractive to a reader whether as a whole or just a piece. Elizabeth Barrett Browning is one author who I feel hides messages in her complex yet simple Sonnets. She takes a realm of surreal thinking and succumbs to a deep pool of intellect that a reader needs to reread several times to get a full in depth meaning and understanding of…
Robert Browning was born May 7, 1812 in Camberwell, London. His father was a senior clerk in the Bank of England. However, his mother was a talented pianist. Browning’s love for writing dramatic monologues came from his father who also had a love for art and literature. Browning attended two schools, Rev. Thomas Ready and the University of London. However, Browning only lasted half a year in the college (Welcome… np). On September 12, 1846, Robert Browning married Elizabeth Barrett, who was…
poem is vastly different than what one may assume. Robert Browning is unlike most authors throughout the Victorian era; he reveals a sinister vibe in his works. Because of the somber theme, the haunting imagery, and the dire symbols, one may predict the outcome of this dreadful tale. When the reader delves into the gloomy poem, he or she will discover the underlying theme by analyzing…
Robert Browning, A talented writer known for many outstanding poems. Robert was born in the May of 1812, in Camberwell, England. His parents were well known for their accomplishments. Roberts mother, an accomplished pianist and a devoted Christian. His Father, whom made a living as a bank clerk, was an accomplished artist, scholar, and antiquarian. Roberts father also being a book collector of book, had a vast array of rare book that totaled to be more than six thousand volumes. Roberts father…
Elizabeth Engel Mrs. Gann English 4 22 November 2016 Elizabeth Barrett Browning The exciting life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning consisted of many struggles beginning with her childhood all through the time that she passed away. Best known for her poetry, some of her most prominent influences included John Milton and William Shakespeare. From a young age, she was advanced in reading and writing, completing her first book at age twelve (Biography.com Editors). The life and work of Elizabeth…
Love is a universal poetic theme. William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are two poets from different times, and they present their own views of love. They have written two sonnets to express love, which are 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' and 'How do I love thee?'. Love is demonstrated in many ways in their poems, but the way in how they express love is different from each other. Shakespeare uses imagery of summer to compare it to a woman, who is his lover to demonstrate…
In the poem "sonnet" 43 Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses the theme of love to express her feelings for her husband Robert Browning.Elizabeth was born in 1806 in Durham,England,Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet who gained enormous fame during her lifetime. she was born into great wealth at age ten she was studying Greek, writing her own epic poem in Greek style two years. Elizabeth decide to write in 1844 she published a poetry with the simple title of poems. the was one of the books…
Elizabeth Barret Browning was born on March 6, 1806 at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England, being the first in her family to be born in England. She was one of the most famous poets of the Victorian period and of the Romantic Movement. Romanticism was the largest artistic movement of the late 1700s that originated in Europe. She had lived with her father Edward Moulton-Barrett, who owned sugar plantations in Jamaica, her mother Mary Graham Clarke Moulton-Barret and 11 younger siblings. Mr. Barrett had…