The argument in David Eggenschwiler’s article tries to convince the readers that there is a deeper “psychologically complex dramatic monologue”(39) within the poem “Porphyria’s Lover”, by Robert Browning. Eggenschwiler brings up two critics interpretations, quoting their comments on the lack of a character driven piece that Browning is known for producing. By doing this the author gives the reader background to the reasoning behind his defense of this work, while also offering chance to explain his counterpoint for their misinterpretation. He argues, “Both critics...assume that the speaker...is not a very complex and that one should pay attention to the murder…”(40).He uses this assumption to make the readers question the validity of the critics