Psychological View of Robert Browning’s Porphyria’s Lover, 2023
This paper aims to show the correlation between the fictitious speaker's psychological state and ... more This paper aims to show the correlation between the fictitious speaker's psychological state and some aspects of the form and content of Robert Browning's dramatic monologue "Porphyria's Lover". By means of this, it will be argued that Browning is affected by human psychology in the nineteenth century as can be seen in this poem. In the first paragraph, this paper gives the definition of the dramatic monologue technique and exemplifies some of its functions. It debates how this form opens a way for the psychological view of the poem, and how it reveals the narrator's mind, personal interests, and inner temptations. Following this, it deals with the speaker's characteristic features that can be identified throughout the poem. In what ways it can be stated that the narrative voice has an arrogant, selfish, inconsistent, violent, and misogynistic behavior and point of view is clarified respectively. Moreover, this paper also focuses on indicating how the speaker is a narcissistic character who lacks empathy, needs a sense of entitlement, gives value to only his emotions, and interiorizes the self-absorbed theme. Then, through the close reading technique, some shreds of sound evidence are given from the poem in order to assist these claims. Afterward, this paper examines the description of "gloomy" and "melancholic" weather in the poem's opening lines. By bringing deeper insight, it specifies how this kind of weather affects the speaker's mood and actions in some way. Finally, this paper is concluded by arguing that the psychological interpretation of this dramatic monologue is possible as the poem is in the dramatic monologue form, the speaker's mental features are revealed by means of his actions including his thoughts, and the effect of weather on the poetic persona is highlighted. Furthermore, this paper states that Robert Browning is affected by the works dealing with psychology, and he uses this in his works as a nineteenth-century poet.
Who are you when no one is around? That question has been bothering so many people as it makes th... more Who are you when no one is around? That question has been bothering so many people as it makes them wonder what their personality would be like when there is no one to scrutinize them. Most people would feel the need to hide under the masks and to look like "normal" when they are not freed from the eyes of other people. In addition, there are a few reasons people act this way, such as social norms, religious dogmas and the capitalist system.
Psychological View of Robert Browning’s Porphyria’s Lover, 2023
This paper aims to show the correlation between the fictitious speaker's psychological state and ... more This paper aims to show the correlation between the fictitious speaker's psychological state and some aspects of the form and content of Robert Browning's dramatic monologue "Porphyria's Lover". By means of this, it will be argued that Browning is affected by human psychology in the nineteenth century as can be seen in this poem. In the first paragraph, this paper gives the definition of the dramatic monologue technique and exemplifies some of its functions. It debates how this form opens a way for the psychological view of the poem, and how it reveals the narrator's mind, personal interests, and inner temptations. Following this, it deals with the speaker's characteristic features that can be identified throughout the poem. In what ways it can be stated that the narrative voice has an arrogant, selfish, inconsistent, violent, and misogynistic behavior and point of view is clarified respectively. Moreover, this paper also focuses on indicating how the speaker is a narcissistic character who lacks empathy, needs a sense of entitlement, gives value to only his emotions, and interiorizes the self-absorbed theme. Then, through the close reading technique, some shreds of sound evidence are given from the poem in order to assist these claims. Afterward, this paper examines the description of "gloomy" and "melancholic" weather in the poem's opening lines. By bringing deeper insight, it specifies how this kind of weather affects the speaker's mood and actions in some way. Finally, this paper is concluded by arguing that the psychological interpretation of this dramatic monologue is possible as the poem is in the dramatic monologue form, the speaker's mental features are revealed by means of his actions including his thoughts, and the effect of weather on the poetic persona is highlighted. Furthermore, this paper states that Robert Browning is affected by the works dealing with psychology, and he uses this in his works as a nineteenth-century poet.
Who are you when no one is around? That question has been bothering so many people as it makes th... more Who are you when no one is around? That question has been bothering so many people as it makes them wonder what their personality would be like when there is no one to scrutinize them. Most people would feel the need to hide under the masks and to look like "normal" when they are not freed from the eyes of other people. In addition, there are a few reasons people act this way, such as social norms, religious dogmas and the capitalist system.
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