Robert Browning Essays

"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem being told by a Duke who did everything he could to have control in every aspect of his life including politically and socially. He also endeavored to run his marriage the same way as he commanded his territory. The Duke considered anything he came in contact with, be it is materialistic or a human being, as a chance to increase his authority. His thought process was that a wife should be controlled; servants must recognize and obey his power; and elaborate

Robert Browning had begun publishing in 1833. He had published Pauline in 1833 and this is the poem that had begun his career. His parents had paid for Pauline to be published (Robert Browning 2). Robert had begun to write a dramatic poem called Paracelsus. It was a series of monologue’s spoken by a Swiss Doctor and Al Chemist Paracelsus and his co-workers (Robert Browning 2). He had created a series of plays for a theater which were not successful and no one really remembers them today. Sordello

Robert Browning was known as the “relatively unknown experimenter whose poems were greeted with misunderstanding or indifference” (“Robert Browning”1976). He was also referred to as “Mrs. Browning’s Husband” during his marriage but that did not stop his writing, nor did the death of his wife, Elizabeth Browning. Browning became recognized during the 1860s but in a different way. Though Robert Browning wrote during the Victorian time period, his poems are somewhat a revolt against some the aspects

Robert Browning Robert Browning was born on May 7, 1812, in Camberwell, England. His mother was a successful pianist and a Christian. His father was a banker, artist, scholar, antiquarian, and collector of books and pictures. He had more than 6,000 volumes of books in his library including Greek, Spanish, Italian, Latin, French, and Hebrew. Browning was mainly educated through his father, by five; he was doing well in reading and writing. He learned Greek, French, and Latin by the time he was fourteen

Robert Browning was an English poet who was very fond of dramatic verse. This made him one of the most important Victorian poets. He wrote poems commonly containing peculiar mindsets, dark humor, and irony. The speakers he chooses for his poems are usually a metaphor for poetry themselves, being artists and musicians. His successes as well as his failures caused the content of his works to take different forms, with his wife’s death providing the final transformation. Browning's career began with

The Poetry of Robert Browning Robert Browning was an English poet, whose dramatic monologues made him a prominent figure during the Victorian Era. Although he struggled during his early career, Browning made profound works which changed the style of poetry at the time. He was influenced by his own and historical events and wanted to create poems which applied to the public, which loved novels at the time. His poems hinted at historical events and developed poems based upon the mind of a psychopath

Robert Browning did not have much of a religious view, or that we know of. His mother was a religious woman. Robert had asked his mother for Mr. Shelley’s atheistical poem Queen Mab when he was fourteen (Religious Views). He had frightened his mother when he had confirmed his mother’s worst fear. He had become just like Percy Bysshe Shelley, an atheist and a vegetarian. His poetry had shown that Robert did not remain an atheist for long (Religious views). When people would ask him questions such

Robert Browning’s way to be one of the greatest poets Robert Browning was an incredible English poet and playwright during the Victorian-era. He was born in Camberwell, London in May 1812. His parents were Robert Browning and Sarah Anna Browning. His father had a large library with about 6.000 books. Robert was intellectually gifted, and his father's library formed his education. His family supported him being a poet, and they also published his works. He was a master of the dramatic monologue, but

reasons for our despair. Robert Browning a major English poet who mastered dramatic monologue (Drew, 1) was a very wise man that saw ahead of his time. In “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning we see how power turns us from humans to monsters that takes pride in doing horrendous things as long as we get all the power in the end. During a time in which many men were mercilessly oppressing women because they thought they had every right to do so, Browning was courageous enough to

The Victorian era (1837-1901) was a time of change in Britain and in the whole world. During this period lived Robert Browning, a poet who is regarded as one of the best of his time, and who wrote many wonderful poems that are still being revered, such as "My Last Duchess." Born on May 7, 1812 in Camberwell England, Browning was raised in a privileged family and enjoyed a comfortable childhood filling his insatiable hunger for knowledge by spending endless hours reading. He became a clerk in the

On May 7, 1812, Robert Browning was born. He was in the city of Camberwell, England. His mother was a well known painter and evangelical Christian. Browning father was a bank clerk. His father had many talents and lead Browning to his writing career. His father own over 6,000 books in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish. His father as an artist, scholar, antiquarian, and book collector made an impact in Browning’s intelligence and learning ability. At the age of five he was reading

comparison of Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess and Porphyria's Lover) Robert Browning’s poetry is well known around the world as the the creator of the dramatic monologue. Outshined by his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert became more famous after the death of his wife and his poetry has far outlasted his life as well. Browning’s fame comes from one of his last publications of his life that feature intriguing in monologues that are also disturbing. One reader writes, “Browning is in high favour

that era is Robert Browning. Browning is a poet and a playwright from Camberwell, England. There were many aspects of his life that made him as well known as he is today. The way he was raised, his school life, his adult life, and his writing career, all come together to make his the person he is. He lived a life like no other English writer and that is what makes him so intriguing and interesting. Robert Browning’s childhood shaped him into the person we know today. Robert Browning is a poet

Porphyria’s Lover Analysis “Porphyria’s Lover,” by Robert Browning is a poem about a relationship between himself and a girl named Porphyria. This relationship was full of love and affection, but dies slowly and peacefully over time due to the repercussions of their actions. The poem is a mix between romantic and gothic depending on where in the poem. The use of diction, structure, parallelism, irony, and symbolism is this poem give this poem the perfect mix between romantic and gothic with a romantic

Poems depicting love and loss are extremely popular in the Victorian era, Robert Browning is a well renowned poet that has similarly written poetry featuring love and death. Browning’s poems My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover has multiple ways they can be individually interpreted. One may focus on the love or attraction presented in each text, or the focus could be the deceit and death within the poem. Both of the poems have rudimentary similarities; male narrators, a beautiful woman who passes

Robert A. Heinlein said, “A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. This quote explains how jealousy is caused by insecurity ” In “My Last Duchess” a poem by Robert Browning, the Duke expresses the theme of jealousy to hide his inner struggle of insecurity. The internal conflict or struggle the Duke experiences is being jealous of the Duchess when she was alive and also when she passed on the Duke still

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

Robert Browning, author of “My Last Duchess,” is an author with my many characteristics of writing. He depicts the evil in the world and shows the masks that people wear. The trigger for these characteristics in his writing is, “his love affair with Elizabeth Barrett”, which sent him on a journey of drama that ended in his wife’s death (Greenblatt 710). The death of his wife influenced the way Browning wrote. The prominent characteristics that I feel Browning uses in, “My Last Duchess,” is masks

women were items, trophies, and even property one poet, Robert Browning, got the brilliant idea to write a series of poems about that reality. Browning’s poems Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess remove the blinders from the readers eyes to reveal the truth behind the sick men that thrived in the patriarchy. The possessive, and self centered nature of men during that time is evident in the behavior described in Porphyria's Lover by Browning. The pure arrogance displayed by the Duke in My Last Duchess

Jose Vazquez Professor Dorsey English 2323 May 5, 2017 Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” & “Porphyria’s Lover” Browning lived in the Victorian age in which love was written from complexities in the mind. He became a master in the style of Dramatic Monologue producing his best works out of all his writings, “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover”. They both are extraordinary pieces of literature that project their words into a deeper meaning through their theme, perspective, and tone. The