Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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    Context plays a significant role in portraying values of the composer triggered by time and place. ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ (1845) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a reflection of her personal experiences in the context of the Victorian era’s gender issues and female expectation in a Petrarchan form. Similarly F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ (1926) centres of the failure and tragedy of the American dream in the Roaring 20's. Both texts explore the positive and negative effects of…

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    perspectives on the idea of love. Some individuals may carry an attitude of hopefulness and faith in love; however, others may be uncertain of his or her beloved which could lead to jealousy. In the poems “XLIII,” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and “My Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning, the idea of love exists but the viewpoints are in contrast with each other. The speaker in the poem “XLIII” holds the attitude of positivity and deep affection, while the speaker in “My Last Duchess” carries the…

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    Porphyria’s Lover is a short dramatic monologue written by Robert Browning in 1836. For the duration of this essay I will refer to the speaker of the poem using male pronouns, as it best supports my argument if he is male. The poem’s plot centres around the speaker; his lover; her murder and the speaker’s telling of the events. I believe that this is poem hinges on the speaker’s fragile masculinity. The most striking feature of this poem is the speaker, who is undeniably suffering from extreme…

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    Elizabeth Barrett Browning “To George Sand: A Desire” This poem speaks against a society that decided the customary roles for women by dominion men; case in point- line 3 “moaning defiance”. This poem illustrated how women follow their dreams without embarrassment. It opens with an authoritative tribute to sand and looks into the sexual characteristics with this verse, “Thou large-brained woman and large hearted man”. The next few lines of the poem explored the roles of both sexes by…

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    Oppression is when a group of people are being subjected to unjust and cruel treatment. Both the poems The Cry of the Children by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Oppression by Langston Hughes involve oppression. Both poems express this topic in different ways. Elizabeth does it by emphasizing the appalling working conditions forced upon the children of that time. Langston Hughes expresses oppression by revealing what occurs during the oppression of a group of people and to not give up hope.…

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    The short story “Federigo's Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio and the poem “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning both develop the theme of love in their own ways. “Federigo's Falcon” develops the theme of love by telling the story of a man who gave up his most prized possessions twice for the woman he loves. “How Do I Love Thee” develops the theme of love by having the narrator detail how much they love their partner and by describing their unconditional love. Both pieces of writing…

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    The perspective of a work of literature changes from the first time you set your eyes on it. My point of view of the poem Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning changed drastically from the beginning of this research project till now. As I looked into information over this poem and different aspects about it, I began to have more of an open mind towards it and understand the true meaning behind it. I learned that poetry has more to it that just the words that were printed on the page. It allowed…

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    disposable; they exist as plot devices used to teach the men in the novel a lesson. Victor treats his fiancée Elizabeth as a possession: “I looked upon Elizabeth as mine - mine to protect, love and cherish. All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own” (Shelley, 2011) This is an example of the clear gender inequalities presented in Frankenstein. Furthermore, Elizabeth is brutally murdered in an attempt by Frankenstein’s monster to extort Victor’s weaknesses: “She has…

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    Goblin Market and its readings Christina Rossetti was born in London, in a family with a long history of incredibly gifted artists. Nowadays she is considered to be one of the most important female poets of the Victorian Era as well as to be somehow a feminist. Rossetti was a brilliant and beautiful woman, and she never got married. However, apart from her work as a poet, she devoted her time to work as a volunteer with former prostitutes in a refuge. Actually her most famous poem ‘Goblin…

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    Anne Bradstreet: A Groundbreaking Poet Anne Bradstreet was born in Northamptonshire, England in 1612. She was educated in literature and history in Greek, Latin, French, Hebrew, and English. Many experiences affected her writing. For example, her friend, Anne Hutchinson, was banished and killed caused by her beliefs. Anne Bradstreet is a groundbreaking poet due to her unique poems, applicable themes, and her impact in puritan society. First of all, the poem, “To My Dear and Loving…

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