In the Victorian age Robert Browning had a talent for creating poems. He writes a number of poems but two in particular 'My Last Duchess' and 'Porphyria's Lover' these are the two poems I will be comparing in my essay.
Pre Twentieth Century Poster Essay In the Victorian age Robert Browning had a talent for creating poems. He writes a number of poems but two in particular 'My Last Duchess' and 'Porphyria's Lover' these are the two poems I will be comparing in my essay. In the two poems there is a lot of 'dramatic monologue' where the writer is showing his personal his personal feelings in the poem. It is also classified when a single person is talking and asking questions with no reply like in 'The Last Duchess' the Duke is talking to the servant about his past wife but all the servant is interested in is whether the Duke will marry the Count's daughter. My Last Duchess is about a duke who wants to marry the Count's daughter. The Count does not know the duke very much this is why he sends his servant round to visit the Duke and his property. When the poem starts the servant is already at the Duke's house. The Duke very kindly welcomes the servant into his house. He starts off by showing the servant a picture of his previous wife. The Duke then asked 'Will't please you sit and look at her?' as if he was very proud of her. Fra Pandolf was the painter of his late wife and in the painting the duke realised she was blushing. The Duke had now gone from being proud and protective of her to being nasty and abusive towards her because he found out that Fra Pandolf, the painter, was flirting to
Analyse and compare both versions of William Blake's the chimney sweeper, How does Blake evoke our sympathy in these poems
Analyse and compare both versions of William Blake's the chimney sweeper, How does Blake evoke our sympathy in these poems The first version of the Chimney sweeper In the next to last line of the first stanza, the cry "'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" is the child's attempt at saying "Sweep! Sweep!" which was the chimneysweeper's street cry. This poem shows that the children have a very positive outlook on life. They make the best of their lives and do not fear death. At the end of the first stanza the poet says "your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep" this is getting the reader involved in the poem and making the reader feel sorry for him. Although our chimney sweep has a sad tale to tell he himself comforts another boy, Tom Dacre, by talking to him until he falls asleep. The poem then reflects the demons that enter little Tom's head as he sleeps. He dreams of many other chimney sweeps that have suffered the same fate as him. His dream of death and angels has a happy ending, so in the morning he awakes and trudges off into the dark and cold morning "happy and warm" convinced that by doing his job well he has nothing to fear. 2nd Version In the first sentence it's emphasised that the chimneysweeper is a child who has been sold into labour by his parents, the second line "Weep! Weep!" is mentioned again, this is because of the child's pronunciation of 'sweep'.
A Comparison of Persuasive Techniques in 'To His Coy Mistress' and 'An Answer To A Love Letter'
A Comparison of Persuasive Techniques in 'To His Coy Mistress' and 'An Answer To A Love Letter' 'To His Coy Mistress' is a poem written by Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678). From the poem, it can be seen that he is trying to persuade his mistress to have sex with him. Although the male persona that reveals this story, the intent of Marvell was probably for humour and as entertainment for others. 'An Answer To A Love Letter' is another poem, written by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762), but in contrast to Marvell's, it is used to reject an admirer's interest and could be seen as a reply. The poem describes how a female persona declines an admirer. While this story takes place, Montagu simultaneously rebukes men in general. This inclination may have been caused by her bad experiences in marriage. Both poems use persuasion, although for different purposes. Andrew Marvell was born at Winestead-in-Holderness, Yorkshire, on March 31, 1621. At 3 years old, he moved to Hull where his father, Reverend Andrew Marvell became a lecturer at Holy Trinity Church. Andrew Marvell was educated at Hull Grammar School and studied at Trinity College in Cambridge. Two poems that he had written, one in Greek and one in Latin, were printed in 1637. The next year he was accepted as a Scholar of Trinity College and took his B.A. degree. Within a few days, his mother had died and after his father
William blake Poetry
William Blake course work William Blake was a man who only thought of bettering our society through his actions and poetry. He started working life as engraver's apprentice, he grew up in a time know as the "Age of Reason", and produced most of his work during this time as, he was a pioneer of this time. His work was called radical as well as his thinking this is because his revolutionary ideas were against all that the society of the time knew. Blake's thinking reduced the church and its institutions to tools of repression, this was because of the churches over ruling power and control of the general people and the society willingness to obey through fear of being punished or sentenced to an eternity in hell. His attitude to try a liberate the human sprit and freedom of thought was powered by his experience of being tried for sedition, this made his thinking very powerful because the church/institution tried to oppresses and control his to which he replied by ridiculing the church through his inspiring poetry. Holy Thursday The subject of this poem is about Holy Thursday and the lies and the "make-up" face they put on. The type of social injustice that is shown in this poem is towards children and how they are treated badly and used for the churches gain. The themes in this poem are of repression and greed, these are shown by how the children are being used to up the
Using two poems by one author & any other poems of your choice show how different poets approach the theme of love
Using two poems by one author & any other poems of your choice show how different poets approach the theme of love. Porhyria's Lover and My Last Duchess are two love poems written by Robert Browning. Let Me Not by William Shakespeare is also a love poem. Although all of these are love poems they are written by two different authors and both authors have a very different style and form of writing love poems. Here I will be looking at the different styles, forms, and approaches that these poets take when writing there love poems. Porhyria's Lover and My Last Duchess are a dark side of love poems, about men whose abnormal ways lead to the death of their loved ones. Let Me Not is a sonnet written about love in general. Let Me Not contains a regular rhyming pattern (ABABCDCD...) although the rhyming does not really flow. There is a great deal of hyperbole in the poem, which Shakespeare uses to keep the poem going from the start to the finish. The poem gives us Shakespeare's idea of the characteristics of a forever lasting love between any two people. The poem contains very little personification and is directed at no one in particular. Shakespeare used his own technique when writing sonnets. He would split the poem into three quatrains and then ended with a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain added a little more to the poem, the first quatrain introduced the idea, the
How do the poems "Havisham", "The Sisters" and "Porphyria's Lover" present the theme of madness?
How do the poems 'Havisham', 'The Sisters' and 'Porphyria's Lover' present the theme of madness? 'Havisham' by Carol Anne Duffy, 'The Sisters' by Alfred Lord Tennyson and 'Porphyria's Lover' by Robert Browning, are all studies of madness. Within each poem the main theme is presented in different ways such as using dramatic monologue, free verse and satire. Through examining poetic techniques and devices closely, I will identify the ways in which madness is portrayed in these poems. Carol Anne Duffy's 'Havisham', published in the late 20th century, is based on the novel 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. In the book, the character Havisham is percieved as a mentally strong person, who would never want to show any type of weakness. However, Duffy takes a satirical approach towards Havisham's character. She twists Havisham and makes her reveal the weakness and anger in her 'heart that breaks', 'I stabbed'. Havisham is shown to be mad and obsessed with her tragic past 'not a day since then I haven't wished him dead' as her life seems to have stopped at the time she was jilted on her wedding day 'the dress yellowing'. She has never stepped outside her house since, which also stopped in time like the rest of the things in her life, 'I stabbed at a wedding cake'. Everything is in the same place as it was at twenty to nine, the time Havisham was jilted. This reveals her
Compare and Contrast Chaucer’s Presentation of the Monk and the Pardoner
Compare and Contrast Chaucer's Presentation of the Monk and the Pardoner In the prologue for the Pardoner and the Monk Chaucer satirises both characters, the Monk is only satirised lightly in his choice of vocation, whereas the Pardoner is satirised much more harshly for his morals. As a member of the church, the Monk should devote his time to religious matters, for example coping out the bible by hand. The Monk however is satirised by Chaucer for neglecting his duties, many times in the prologue, "An outridere, that loved venerie,.... Ful many a deyntee hors hadde he in stable" This tells us that he had a lot of horses and loved hunting, not a sport encouraged by the church, in fact banned by them. There is not a direct criticism of the Monk contained within the description of the Monks actions, all it tells us is that Chaucer believes that the his priorities are confused, "And whan he rood, men mighte his briel heere Ginglen in a whistlinge wind als cleere And eek as loude as dooth the chapel belle" This indicates that the bells on his bridle were as attractive to him as the church bells, which were supposed to call him to prayer, this again criticises his actions as a monk not as a person. The Monk obviously is an obsessed hunts man, "Grehoundes he hadde as swift as fowel in flight; Of priking and of hunting for the hare Was al his lust, for no cost wolde he
Comparing
INTRODUCTION: The two stories seem to be quite different at first. "Turned" starts with the sobbing of two women for two completely different conditions. One is rich and the other is poor. While "Interlopers at the Knap" starts with the journey of a young man with his two companions to the Knap where a marriage is going to take place. So the start is quite opposite. One is sad and the other is pleasant. But as we go through the story more further the two stories seem to be sharing many themes. These themes are going to be explored in this essay of mine. COMMON THEMES: The most basic and common themes which give the tendency for the two stories being based on the same thought are as follows: - (I) LOVE: - Like almost every story "love" plays the central role in both of these stories. In "Turned" Mr.Marroner and Mrs.Marroner love each other very much. We know this from the following quotes:- "A longer love ... a deeper one", "perfect confidence they had so long enjoyed", "My dear wife!" They loved each other because they had been married for a long time and were very comfortable with each other. In "Interlopers at the Knap" Charles Darton and Helena loved each other. We know this from these quotations: - "Her hand was held by her companion, Charles Darton,
Using Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' as your core poem, show clearly, by close textual analysis of at least three poems in total, how this section deals with the concept of Love and as seen through different eyes
Using Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' as your core poem, show clearly, by close textual analysis of at least three poems in total, how this section deals with the concept of Love and as seen through different eyes. Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' is related to the constraints of time and how it will affect the relationship with his partner, in particular love and physical passion. In contrast Lovelace's 'To Althea, From Prison' shows a different kind of love, he is talking about many types of love: the love he has for his wife, the love he has for his fellow royalists, the love he has for his king and ultimately the love he has for his God. Lovelace's poem is about a love without a sexual and physical driving force. Finally, Herrick's 'To the Virgins' is similar in theme to Marvell's 'Coy Mistress' as it too deal with issues of time and how it affects the pace if courtship and marriage. Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' is made up of three stanza's each with its own purpose. From the poem it seems that Marvell is trying to court a wealthy girl, but she seems to be procrastinating. The purpose of the poem is to convince her to fall in love with him so the can marry and have a physical relationship. The structure of the poem plays a major part in this. The first stanza begins with 'Had' or in other words 'If' meaning this is a hypothesis, which automatically gives the
Comparison of ‘My Last Duchess’ with ‘Porphyria’s Lover’, by Robert Browning.
Comparison of 'My Last Duchess' with 'Porphyria's Lover', by Robert Browning. Both these poems were written in the mid-1800s, by Robert Browning, and are examples of his earlier works. He was one of the pioneers of the dramatic monologue form, which is used in both the poems. Browning described the dramatic monologue form as "Action in character, rather than character in action." He means that the personality and thoughts of the character are revealed in the poem, and it is not centered on their actions. The form allows the poet to hide behind a fictitious first person speaker. In these poems, the persona reveals aspects of his life through suggested and hidden narrative, rather than directly spoken. 'Porphyria's lover' is the monologue of a man, in love with a woman named Porphyria. The man knows he cannot keep Porphyria for ever, and so takes drastic steps in order for Porphyria to always be his. 'My Last Duchess' is a monologue by a 16th century Italian Renaissance Duke, showing the emissary of a count around his court, and subtly conveying the emissary a warning about his previous duchess. The two speakers that Browning uses, the Duke, and Porphyria's lover, are distinctly different. Browning accentuates this difference with the settings of the poems. The lover lives in a seemingly small cottage, with a 'cheerless grate'. The setting is not described extensively, apart
