GCSE poem analysis: Porphyria's Lover by Robert Browning.
Illness is evident in Porphyria when her lover claims that she is pale and his love for her was “all in vain”(699). A sudden thought of one so pale”(699). His love for her was futile and hopeless because of her failing health and he knew they would not be together for much longer.It becomes clear that the speaker is delusional- he believes that Porphyria wants to be murdered so she can be with him forever, so his reliability throughout the poem has to be questioned. The first half of the poem describes Porphyria's actions whilst her lover is passive. However, by killing her, the narrator makes Porphyria completely passive.The name Porphyria derives from the greek word porphyr often used by poets to mean a very beautiful purple stone similar to marble. Porphyria was later classified as a genetic diesease which causes the skin to develop blisters, itching, and swelling when exposed to sunlight.
Porphyria's love: she guessed not how. Her darling one wish would be heard. And thus we sit together now, And all night long we have not stirred, And yet God has not said a word! More About this Poem.Porphyria's Lover Summary. The unnamed speaker of the poem sits by himself in his house on a stormy night. Porphyria, his lover, arrives out of the rain, starts a fire in the fireplace, and takes off her dripping coat and gloves. She sits down to snuggle with the speaker in front of the fire and pulls his head down to rest against her shoulder.
Porphyria's Lover Analysis. Blog. 24 April 2020. How to make a sales pitch on video; 22 April 2020. Strengthening a school community with Prezi Video.
