Erin Brewton Rosemary Royston ENGL 2601 21 October 2012 Mood in Porphyria’s Lover Robert Browning uses powerful moments of personification and imagery that linger in a reader’s mind. However‚ the one craft that truly stands out is the mood of the poem. Browning uses specific word choice‚ imagery‚ and tone to shape the mood into what can best be described as haunting. Given the topic of the piece‚ the reaction to find the piece haunting only seems natural. But Browning uses some very interesting
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defines ‘love’ simply as “a strong feeling of affection.” Given the true intensity of feeling‚ the impact love can have on a person is unpredictable and as a result‚ jealousy is often thought to be synonymous with being in love. The poems “Porphyria’s Lover” and “The Laboratory” by Robert Browning‚ although significantly different‚ essentially share the theme of love and jealousy. In both poems‚ readers are introduced to the darker side of romance through male and female speakers so overwhelmed with emotion
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Porphyria’s Lover Character Analysis Desperate times call for desperate measures is a saying often used to justify one’s actions after an attempt to salvage an extreme situation. A person will do anything and everything in their power to make one moment last as long as they possibly can. In the poem Porphyria’s Lover‚ the narrator kills Porphyria because he wants to preserve the perfect moment between them and feels as if he has granted Porphyria’s one wish. He so desperately wants to live forever
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limit that prevents humans from experiencing the essence of life. "Annabel Lee"‚ "On My First Son"‚ and "Porphyria’s lover" exemplifies that throughout the course of life‚ death functions as an evil contradiction; it is something to be expected yet it is a phenomenon not to be expected. Lovers are taken away by death‚ leaving the ones who suffer loss‚ grieving. When a death of a lover occurs‚ it evokes longing for someone that cannot be brought back to life. It causes one to mourn over something that
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2008 Period 3 Literary Analysis Essay “The Demon Lover” is a short story about a woman named Mrs. Drover who gradually loses her mind as she revisits her old home‚ which she was forced to move out of because of World War II. Having just moved to a house in the country‚ some of Mrs. Drover’s belongings are still in the old house. While she is there retrieving her items‚ she flashes back to World War I when she had to say goodbye to her lover which causes her to become mentally unstable. The author
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Sons and Lovers: Examine the Relationships Paul has with the Women in his Life. Paul Morel is the main character in DH Lawrence’s novel ‘Sons and Lovers’. The story charts his early life from when his parents married and the subsequent birth of four children‚ through childhood and early adulthood to the death of his mother. During this time three women have a major impact on his life‚ his mother‚ Miriam and Clara. Each has the most influence at different times in his
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Unrequited Love in "Porphyria ’s Lover" In Robert Browning ’s dramatic monologue "Porphyria ’s Lover‚" he introduces the persona‚ a twisted and abnormally possessive lover whose dealings are influenced by the perceived deliberation of others actions. As the monologue begins‚ a terrible‚ almost intentional storm sets upon the persona‚ who awaits his love‚ Porphyria. His lover "glide[s] in" (l 6) from a "gay feast" (l 27) and attempts to calm her angry love. This leads to a disastrous end‚ either
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Elizabeth Bowen "The Demon Lover" In Elizabeth Bowen’s‚ The Demon Lover‚ the story revolves around the central character Mrs. Drover. As the reader finishes the story it is unclear whether she was abducted by the devil‚ her deceased fiancé‚ or she was in the midst of a war time induced hallucination. In order to decipher the events the reader must interrupt the clues concerning the letter‚ Mrs. Drover’s flashback to World War I‚ and determine who the taxi cab driver was. It is my impression that
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David Herbert Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers is considered as one of the most innovative novels of the twentieth century. In this novel‚ though Lawrence mainly deals with the relationship between men and women‚ he also informs us that the relationship between parents and children with the influence of the disharmonious relationship between the special man and woman—father and mother is very significant to children‚ family and even society. Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical account of Lawrence’s
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"Porphyria’s Lover." The poem is a dramatic monologue of sorts‚ though different from Browning’s most famous dramatic monologue‚ "My Last Duchess." In contrast to "My Last Duchess" in which the Duke regales a Count’s envoy with tales of his former duchess‚ Porphyria’s lover is not addressing any other living person. Of course‚ this makes the monologue of Porphyria’s lover all the more dramatic. In keeping with the most important quality of dramatic monologues‚ the character of Porphyria’s lover is adequately
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