The Lover

In May of 1885, Eliza Shelby went to bed with her three sons. The following morning, the family she worked for heard screams coming from the small servant’s house Shelby lived in. When the master of the house went to investigate, he found Eliza on the ground with her brain oozing out of her skull. When examined further by the police, they found a hole in her head and multiple stab wounds all across her body. This time there were footprints and one of the boys saw the attacker. He said he was not…

John Donne’s “Lovers’ Infiniteness” is a part of “Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 1”, which is an anthology based on the themes of love and family. This poem consists of 3 stanzas each consisting of 11 verses. With the use of metaphors, imagery and partial rhymes, John Donne’s poem depicts a forlorn lover, who believes that one must love wholeheartedly, with nothing left behind for yourself. The first stanza’s first two verses depict an immature, greedy lover, who demands everything for…

(after the death of Duncan), it appears that Macbeth is in control. This power balance is similar to that in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. Lady Macbeth always used to dictate Macbeth saying what he ‘must’ and ‘shall’ do (1.5.65). Similarly, Porphyria dominantly seduces her lover: ‘she put my arm around her waist,’ (16). Both Porphyria and Lady Macbeth are the women in control of their lovers whom are quiet and submissive. Macbeth continues his passive behaviour directly after the murder, letting Lady…

Love,” and “Porphyria’s Lover.” Browning’s “My Last Duchess” is found disturbing because of the finale statements made by the speaker and even more so when it is understood who his intended audience is. “Life in a Love” is found to be about a pursued love, one that can’t get away no matter what she does. And the most disturbing of three selections, “Porphyria’s Lover,” is read to be about the…

be right. The speaker tries to put an image of him always being right but he is also much undecided as he changes his argument various times throughout the sonnet to convince himself that he is ultimately right. 2. The speaker is speaking to his lover who appears to demonstrate a lack of attention and love as well towards him. The speaker is trying to convince her to have a sexual relationship with him by using his religion as a sign of approval and reasoning, but she does not seem to be as…

sinister side of human nature with his added mastery of the dramatic monologue used to give an in-depth look into the mind of the insane; has created a distinct tone characteristically his. This unique style paved way for the iconic poems, ‘Porphyria’s lover’ and ‘My last Duchess’ in which Browning defied traditional poetic conventions and themes to breathe life into his captivating and troubling characters. A motif seen throughout many of Browning’s poem is the objectification of women,…

Revenge of The Demon Lover A promise is a promise, in return to a failed promise revenge will always take place. In the short story The Demon Lover, Bowen uses the primary character Mrs. Drover, to depict how far one person will go for revenge and the internal conflict of a memory. Mrs. Drover is murdered by an ex-lover who wants his bitter revenge after a failed promise. Elizabeth Bowen was born in 1899 and died in 1973, she was an upper middle class writer, from Dublin, Ireland. The turn of…

The Synonymy Of Madness And Sexism In Fincher’s Fight Club And Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” The presence of gender roles is undeniable in the 1999 movie Fight Club and the Victorian poem “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning. Both works have an unnamed narrator on a quest for masculinity through power and violence. While the behavior of the narrators in Fight club and “Porphyria’s Lover” appears to be proof of their madness, it is actually used to demonstrate the skewed view of masculinity in…

perspectives and the experiences of both the French and the Vietnamese during this turbulent period of time in Vietnam’s history. Both Régis Wargnier’s Indochine and Marguerite Duras’s The Lover are two notable works that allow the audience to experience the war-torn society at the time through the intimate affairs between lovers as well as the relationships between mother and daughter that transcend the barriers of class and race. While differ in medium, the two works share similar perspectives…

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts to see The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk. The play was directed by Emma rice and written by Daniel Jamieson. The producing body included assistant director Keziah Serreau, choreography by Emma rice & Etta Murfitt, designed by Sophia Clist, lighting design by Malcolm Rippeth, sound design by Simon Baker, and composed/music directed by Ian Ross. I have never been to a play before this one. Flyers Lovers of Vitebsk was absolutely amazing. I love a good comedy,…