‘The Laboratory’ Essay The subtitle to Robert Browning’s poem “The Laboratory”‚ “Ancien Regime”‚ tells us that it is set in France before the revolution‚ when the act of women poisoning love rivals was very common. The poem is a dramatic monologue. The narrator appears to be a woman‚ a fact which is not apparent in the opening stanza‚ but becomes so as the poem develops. In the first stanza‚ the narrator is putting on a mask and watching the person in the laboratory through a haze of smoke: ’thro’
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#1Reflection on "My Last Duchess"The speaker is notably a snobbish‚ childish‚ and indifferent Duke. He does not seem to have any remorse for his murder of his "Duchess" and remains arrogantly steadfast to his justification that his murder was for the cause of her (the Duchess’s) "too soon made glad" by other men‚ and her smiles to everyone who passed. He describes her as if she was just another distant thing in the past‚ and disregards the painting of her as just another piece of artwork. The poem
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Robert Browning’s poetry still remains today as significant works of literature that are worthy of critical study. What make Browning’s poetry worthy of critical study are the engaging and didactic themes that are explored through Victorian concerns and context and are presented through the minds of characters. Browning’s poetry highlights the emotions that come from the contextual concerns of Victorian society. In particular it highlights the expectations that come with a patriarchal society and
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Deborah Pyle M. Drake English 112 Research Paper 15 April 2011 The Theme of Love Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an accomplished writer at an early age. Her success continued throughout her adult life. The theme of love was intertwined in most her works. Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning consistently used the theme of love‚ it was what transpired from that love which gave her personal life success‚ health‚ and marriage. The sequence of events for her life never followed the usual paths
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Peter Browning was promoted to the position of Vice-President of Continental White Cap in 1984 after holding the position of Vice President and General Manager of Continental’s Bondware Division where he turned losses into profits. Browning was faced with the daunting task of rejuvenating and repositioning the Chicago division in the face of upcoming competition from other producers of vacuum sealed metal closures for glass jars. In addition‚ White Cap’s customer base was being influenced by the
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Inleiding Browning: Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English writer in the early Victorian era. She was born in 1806 in Durham‚ England and was the first in her family born in England in over 200 years. The Barretts had lived in Jamaica for a long time and had owned sugar plantations and relied on slave labour (to which Elizabeth was very much opposed). Elizabeth was educated at home and had read a lot at a very young age. Political and social themes embody Elizabeth’s work. In her poetry she
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Essay Of All Four Texts - 7 Paragraphs The Four texts that will be witnessed throughout the essay are : Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti‚ Porphyria’s lover by Robert Browning‚ To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvel and Romeo Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers - who adore each other so much‚ similarily Porphyria’s lover is about a man who loves Porphria so much‚ which leads on to him killing her. Then‚ To his Coy Mistress was when the narrator slept with the lady and
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnet 1 Theme: Unexpectedness of love Falling in love with Robert and his returning of her love came as a great surprise to Elizabeth‚ considering past her circumstances. Analysis: Reworks the traditional sonnet sequence by transforming gender roles. She utilises the female voice instead of the traditional male voice. She assumes the role of epic hero. She adopts the petrachan sonnet style. The octet’s strict rhyming pattern reflects how she feels her life
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Sonnet 14: In lines I and 2 of "Sonnet 14"‚ Elizabeth Barrett Browning says she wants only to be loved for "love’s sake". The next four lines describe all the things she does not want to be loved for – “Do not say ’I love her for her smile—her look—her way of speaking gently”‚. She tells us in lines 7 through 9‚ that she does not want to be loved for these reasons because they are changeable (with age)‚ unreliable and superficial whereas real love should be everlasting. In lines 10 through 12‚ she
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Browning PEAL Essay Robert Browning uses many techniques one such example being his continuous reference to women being similar to roses. Browning uses the imagery of roses throughout the poem to represent women and femininity. It is a common practice in literature for poets to refer to women as flowers‚ in particular roses; such as Browning has done in ‘Women and Roses’. This is because they represent natural beauty that has been created by God‚ which compliments the woman Browning is talking about
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