Stephen Barrett

act. Such ideals are shaped by the sociocultural, economic and historical contexts. This idea is clearly seen through the comparison of the novel, ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F Scott Fitzgerald and the Sonnets of the Portuguese, XIV and XXII by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Regardless of the diverse contexts and perspectives of Browning and Fitzgerald, it is highly evident that their exploration of human nature 's value of love and hope are indeed shared between the texts. The enduring value of love is…

Love does not have a fixed definition, and is described and expressed in different ways. Is an emotion, attraction to something or someone, and even unexplainable. It is so complex and can be for a food, person, friend, item, it can be for anything. The same way láska is expressed in different language. One of the most popular forms of expressing love from person to person is by poems or poetry. Elizabeth Bishop and Elizabeth Barret Browning are two poets who have shown what love is to them in…

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…

3) In the poem of If Thou Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, she states in the first two lines of the poem that she wants unconditional and pure love. Secondly, she desires a love that is not based on external qualities because those qualities will change over time with aging. Browning also believes that the love that exists between the souls of the two individuals is deeper and more profound than the love based off of appearance. Lastly, the poet also states that love for the sake of…

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…

How do I Love to Stop All the Clocks “Stop all the Clocks, Cut off the Telephone” by W.H. Auden and “How do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning are both poems that are expressing the author’s love for someone. However, with the aforementioned poems, the poets are in a different point in their experience of love. While Browning is writing for someone in that moment, Auden is writing in mourning for someone. Together, these poems show the power of love through life and after death. In…

Every captivating tale centers around a forbidden love affair. The suspense draws in the reader, and his or her eyes remain glued to the page until the ending is revealed. Like other stories, “Porphyria’s Lover” focuses on a devastating love story with a horrid twist near the end. The tragic tale concludes with the maiden dying in the arms of her lover; however, the poem is vastly different than what one may assume. Robert Browning is unlike most authors throughout the Victorian era; he reveals…

Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote sonnet 43 in a series of sonnets titled Sonnets from the Portuguese. Although the individuals in the poem ‒ the narrator and the lover ‒ are ambiguous, there is a strong correlation between Barrett Browning's love life and the complex love of the sonnet. Even though there can be an argument made that sonnet 43 is not Barrett Browning’s husband, I will be using the assumption that Barrett Browning is the narrator and her husband is the lover. The theme that…

pretentious, narcissistic society, however, at his core, he desires something richer and sincere. Similarly, Elizabeth Barrett Browning is initially suppressed by the rigid ideals of the Victorian era, however, she undergoes a metamorphosis and gains the courage to defy the conservative values of the 19th century. Through reviewing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnets from the Portuguese” it is apparent that an idealistic love is only achievable once…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are two novels in which the themes of equality and inequality are explored extensively. The texts are both written by women in 1847 and 1818 respectively and both deal with gender inequality. Jane Eyre is also a social commentary on the injustices and inequalities of the classist Victorian hierarchy whereas Shelley’s novel focuses on the human rejection of unconventionality and the inequalities faced by societies ‘outcasts. The…