Christopher Browning

and tries to assure to himself, that she did not resist his strangling of her and that he had not committed a crime. The poem shines light on the obsessive behavior of the speaker, relating to the idea of never wanting to let go of someone we love. Browning unveils the speaker’s concealed insanity as the speaker takes his act one step further and kills Porphyria to…

Eliot’s Rosamond Vincy is a further example. On face value Rosamond also can be considered an Angel. She is beautiful and has been schooled in all the lady-like accomplishments; although as one of the Middlemarch older women noted in a direct challenge to the concept of Angelic domestic ideology, ‘what was the use of accomplishments which would all be laid aside as soon as she was married? (Eliot 157)’. The Victorian lady may have been equipped to look angelic but she was ill-equipped to deal…

The Similarities and Differences in My Last Duchess and Porphyria's Lover 'My Last Duchess' and 'Porphyria's Lover' are poems written by Robert Browning in the form of a dramatic monologue. They both contain themes…

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…

“Patriarchy is the system or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The sense of authority given to a man has been a constant struggle in society for women. Equal rights have been forcefully implemented in our societal and government systems to stop the ongoing “commotion” of women. Patriarchy is still alive and well in today’s society. It is reflected in pay gaps, the workplace, parenting, and even in education. Not only are…

Good evening and welcome to today’s seminar, my name is Jemma and I’ll be talking about two of Shakespeare’s poem, both representing the theme of love. The two poems that will be explored today are Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. Although both of these poems represent the theme of love, they do so in different ways. The two poems that I will be discussing and analysing are both written by the well-known poet, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in Srattford-upon-avon, Warwickshire in England.…

Introduction - Duffy and Browning both traverse the concept of personal power and power distribution in the poems “War Photographer” and “My Last Duchess”. Duffy, through the use of imagery, metaphors and personification aims to portray the power the photographer has, however it is not enough to impact readers in his home country. Browning aims to criticize the patriarchal society, power control between the sexes and the attitude of the upperclassmen during the Victorian times, through the…

From what I understand, the poem trying to say that the speaker is eloquent, he uses words are easy to understand and it helps us to see the images clearly, unconfident, he does not be courageous to confess that he loves her, and daydreaming, it was his subconscious told him that he was falling in love with her at first sight. Next, the rhyme scheme of this poem is ABABCDCD from the first stanza, EFEFGHGH from the second stanza, and IJIJKLKL from the last stanza. Then, the setting of this poem…

In The Book of the Duchess, Chaucer uses the genre of the dream vision in order to show off his intellectual knowledge and his artistic capabilities. Therefore, true to his nature, Chaucer reveals not just one ‘truth’ but a series of truths as he emulates the work of other great poets and tries to appease the wishes of his patron, John of Gaunt and the memory of his departed wife, Lady Blanche the Duchess of Lancaster – whilst seeking recognition for his own literary greatness. The Book of the…

Tod Browning’s Freaks flings itself in-between the different categories of Terror, Horror, and Revulsion, sometimes splicing and mutating the different categories into indefinable, unrecognizable, terms. Browning’s aim for his film is not to clear anything up, using the themes of: us vs. them, good and evil, humans and monsters, etc. to create understanding or enlighten people; and it certainly is not a film promoting the message, “Freaks! They’re just like us!” His intentions, rather, is to…