ipl-logo

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43

167 Words1 Pages
In the poem "Sonnet 43" Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses the theme of love to express her feelings about her husband, Robert Browning. Elizabeth found her husband Robert Browning love outstanding for each other. Knowing their love was forbidden for each other, Robert and Elizabeth still got married. Through Elizabeth father didn't approve, Elizabeth and Robert took it upon themselves to get married "secretly". Elizabeth felt bad for disobeying her father but, she had to follow her heart was to marry Robert. Day and night, back and fourth 600 letters went through pass out the days. Their love for each other grew constantly throughout the letters. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote a series of 44 sonnets in secret of their intimate love they had
Open Document