Robert Browning
Briefly summarize the emotions the speaker experiences during Porphyria’s Lover.
At the beginning of the poem, the lover is really depressed and man at Porphyria because she is married and cannot be his, then he gets angry and irritated and hills her, and then he is the most romantic lover, he takes care of her and gives her love, in the end he is happy and joyful that God has permitted this union and that he will be able to be with his lover forever.
How do the speaker’s emotions change as the poem progresses?
There is a constant change in emotions, but at the beginning there was like a dark feel to the poem and as it progresses everything becomes more and more peaceful in a sense.
Why do you think the speaker murders his beloved?
Because he believes that this is the only way that they will be together forever, he was mad and he doesn’t really see it as something bad. He wants her body and since he knows that Porphyria was eventually going to leave, he decides to kill her instead so he could have her with him forever.
Elizabeth Barret Browning
Use words, symbols, sketches, or images to create a collage that summarizes the content of Sonnet 43 and communicates the emotions presented in it.
Loves is the infinite emotion that the world feels and enjoys
On many different ways people are able to love
Very different feelings and emotions are experienced and
Every time this feeling is strong and unforgettable.
Do you think that the emotions presented in this sonnet are universal? Why or why not?
Yes, the emotion that this sonnet portrays is universal, everyone loves even if not romantically, but everyone experiences love in his or her life.
The most famous line in Sonnet 43 is “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”. Why do you think this line is so popular?
This particular line of the poem is famous because it really shows and emotion that almost al people feel, when people are in love they tend to believe that they cannot even express how in love they are.
