Jealousy In The Laboratory

Robert Browning uses descriptive details to portray a theme of how darkness rises from warmth and happiness by showing us on how a man’s love for someone makes him turn to savagery. The narrator of the poem has very deep feelings for his lover, but he only thinks of himself and he never wants the girl to leave his side so he does the unthinkable. In the times that the girl was not home or was not with the narrator then there was coldness and darkness, but when she was with the man then the house would “blaze up, and all the cottage warm”. She created hope and the narrator needed that constantly, so he realized that his love was too strong to put on hold everyday when she would leave. The fact that the narrator had to watch his lover leave everyday

She also uses metaphors in line 5-8. Hyperboles are seen in line 13-14 and puns are seen in lines 11-12. Browning did a good job in switching up the figurative language in her poem which is what made this poem so intriguing. Tone & Mood – Both the tone and the mood of this sonnet is kind of a frustrating and eager tone. The speaker is eager because she wants her lover to love her forever and not love anyone else.

Porphyria’s Lover and The Laboratory “Porphyria’s Lover” and “The Laboratory” both deal with crimes of passion. Explore ways Browning explains ways of obsessive nature of his character and analysis the effects of literary techniques. “Porphyria’s Lover” is a poem about a crime and passion. Porphyria is a young, wealthy girl who seems to have abandoned her family’s tradition of choosing wealthy men as lovers. Her lover remains anonymous, this could be because he has murdered her and does not want his name releasing.

Browning’s abandonment of the Petrarchan form expressed her challenging yet submissive nature to her society’s intake of love. In sonnet one, she automatically assumed that her life would end with the hyperphora used in “Guess now who holds thee? – ‘Death’ I said.” However, the sudden imagery of “the silver answer rang” and the antithesis of “Not Death, but Love” introduced her lover in a way that created an unexpected scene for the persona.

During the poem “Porphyria’s Lover”, a switch in agency vividly presents itself to show when the lover’s obsession of Porphyria changes him. Porphyria’s ability to act freely depends on solely herself before the text reads, “To set its struggling passion free… And give herself to me for ever/ But passion sometimes would prevail” (Browning 23-26). Up until this major turning point, Browning gave all of the actions to Porphyria, proving her own agency and control over it. The lover discusses her heart’s passion as if it struggles because he feels as though he should act on and improve her situation.

The speaker in Porphyria’s Lover does things that make the reader believe that he is acting irrationally, but from his perspective the logic behind his actions could be seen as reasonable. He is in love with a woman who is love with him and everyone else. He makes a decision that can be seen as irrational but in the end, it works out and you see why he did it and what positive aftermath was after it. In this poem, the speaker is in love with Porphyria but he doesn’t receive the love and display of affection that he wants from her. He sees her withdrawing her clothes and this brings in even more passion than he already had for her.

“The sullen wind was soon awake,/ It tore the elm-tops down for spite, /And did its worst to vex the lake” (“Porphyria” 2-5). He describes the storm with truculent human traits. The wind can not feel sullen nor can it awake because it was not sleeping to begin with or even vex the lake. Utilizing these literary devices can go to show how the speaker feels emotional. Another figurative speech used is a simile, where Browning compares Porphyria’s closed eyes so a budding flower. “As a shut bud that hold a bee” (“Porphyria” 43). After the speaker strangles Porphyria, he looks into her eyes to ascertain that she is dead. She lies there lifeless, and he sees her body as a beautiful flower bud. This gives the reader a visual of her spirit being trapped inside of her, roaming around like a bee in a flower bud. In addition to those literary devices, Browning withal presents alliteration in this poem when the speaker states “Straight/ She shut the cold out and the storm” (“Porphyria” 6-7) as well as “Blush’d bright beneath my burning kiss” (“Porphyria” 48) which avails the sound and enhances the visual of the

In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene Forrester and his best friend Phineas, or Finny, as Gene likes to call him, live and confront conflict at the all-boys boarding school of Devon during World War II. Gene and Finny possess traits that vary greatly, which cause both conflict and jealousy for both of them. A compare and contrast of Gene and Finny’s perception of self and others and their conflict management behavior reveals Knowles’ theme that jealousy lies at the heart of the creation of internal enemies.

His poem, Porphyria’s Lover, has an unexpected twist near the end when the sullen speaker strangles his female companion, Porphyria, with her own hair. While the poem does give Porphyria a voice, it is used to call out to her would-be murderer in an attempt at connection. She does not realize that he hears her attempt, but then takes it a step further to make a claim for her worship. He wants her supposed worship to be neverending and poses her in death the way he wanted her to remain in life, surrounding him and comforting him. It is her silence that is key here for throughout the lines that convey her murder, she is never given a sound. Realistically, as she is strangled to death, she would have made some type of noise, but it is stricken from the poem. This is important because, even while the speaker is killing her, he cares so little for her that he does not allow her assumed cries to enter his ears. He wants to believe that she felt no pain, which can be seen on lines 41 and 42 when he says “… No pain felt she; /I am quite sure she felt no pain” (Browning). This repetition makes it seem that the speaker is trying to convince himself that he has not done anything wrong in killing this woman because now she is better off and he will forever be basked in Porphyria’s

Jealousy and lying are two natural behaviors, that if not controlled, may spiral a situation out of control. In Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’, Abigail Williams was the antagonist that wanted to destroy the life of Elizabeth Proctor. Miller’s previous works, such as ‘Death of a Salesman’, follow the theme of the flawed ‘American Dream’, which states that hard work will lead to prosper in life. Similarly, in ‘The Crucible’, the Proctors worked hard throughout their lives, but despite all their efforts Abigail William’s envy and her talent of averting trouble puts John Proctor in a complicated situation; thus resulting in hardships faced by Salem. The moral integrity of John Proctor was contested. Either he could confess to save all or continue to lie. Consequently, ruining his reputation or having the weight of his friends’ deaths on his shoulders.

Many refuse to accept the concept of insanity as behavior that is simply the violation of social norms because it challenges what society is.“Porphyria’s Lover” explores the underlying definition and consequences of insanity in detail. In the poem, Robert Browning’s literary techniques convey the idea that insanity is a result of individuals acting against social norms and being able to justify those actions which are considered immoral in society. Their peculiar way of reasoning isolates them from society as it differs from the popular way of thinking. Porphyria's lover is depicted as insane because he truly believes in his justification of her brutal murder; a crime in society. The poem’s irregular structure, tone, strong imagery, and religious reference all allude to this idea.

communicates two interpretations concerning Both poems describe the behavior of people who are in loving, romantic relationships. There are several aspects common in both poems. Using the literary technique of dramatic dialogue, the author reveals the plot and central idea of each poem. Robert Browning tells each poetic story through a single speaker. Both poems reveal an account in which the admirer kills the object of his love. This paper will compare and contrast the following characteristics: the setting, the speaker, the mood and tone, and theme found "My

When a person first thinks of murder, envy probably is not their second thought, but it should be their third. Statistically speaking, jealousy ranks number three in the most common motives for manslaughter. So although it may seem like a simple enough emotion, many feelings coincide. To most, it is a stressful and unwanted inner conflict that can cause or further aggravate thoughts of insecurity and inadequacy. Also, apparently, violence-inducing rage.

The love that Porphyria has for the Speaker is seen to be invalid due to the significant difference of social classes between the two. As the poem progresses, the Speaker’s frustration grows more and his patience more weak as he realizes the issue he is having with Porphyria is Porphyria herself and that there is only one way for him to solve his issue: murder. The speaker goes on to say, “she, Too weak, for all her heart's endeavour, To set its struggling passion free From pride” (Browning 20-24). The Speaker does not consider the presence of Porphyria to be a sin, but her issue with letting aside her noble pride to be with whom she truly loves, the actual sin.

You ask me what is jealously? Listen to me. Jealously is an emotion that usually develops from rage, embarrassment, and the fear of being abandoned. Listen to me. I can not use your pity. I can only use your understanding and nothing else.