Detailed Critical Comparison Of Robert Browning s Porphyrias Lover And My Last Dutchess
A Detailed Critical Comparison Of Robert Browning’s Porphyrias Lover And My Last Dutchess Both of these poems are based around the concept of power and possesion. ... The first poem, Porphyrias Lover, was written in the mid ninteenth century, around 1842. It is the dramatic monologue of the Lover. ... I believe it to be an internal monologue, the Lover is going through in his head the events of the previous day and night. ... The lover also shows his abnormal character, he is obviously talking to himself as no body elses present is made known during the speech of the Lover. ... The Lover in this poem is very possesive of Porphyria. He believes that he is worthy of Pophyria’s worship “ At last I knew Porphyria worshipped me. ... In the beginning of the poem the Lover is regarded as being dissatisfied with Porphyria’s love for him. ... He believes he is a god-like figure worthy not only of Porphyrias love but also of her worshipping him. ... As the reader reads on we see her seductiveness, she “put my arm about her waist and made her …shoulder bare” After this has happened the Lover states his critisisem of her. ... This however tells more about the character of the Lover than that of Porphyria, it shows his very high expectations and his dissatisfaction. ... This idea is continued and developed when the Lover firstly does not answer when Porphyria calls him and then when it says that she “put his arm about her waist” this use of “put” also gives the sense of it not all being quite right. ... The poet uses personification in describing the storm’s effect on the surrounding environment. “The sullen wind (that)… did it’s worst to vex the lake” and the “spite” of the elm-trees. The “sullen” is an accurate description of the way in which the Lover acts towards Porphyria.