The Point of View in "Porphyria's Lover"

After coming back to his mothers house for a second time he does not deny him, him staying over she fears that without her he will end up homeless or dead.

 She agrees to go back to her homeland, but in the end, abandons Kumalo and her

promises his utmost respect and loyalty in an attempt to make her want to leave with him. He

He admits that he cannot continue on with his girl back home who he had been sending

Instead of leaving him, she exposes all of the

she heads out to endeavor to get the arrangement for her own particular self. At the point when Tom finds her dead,

She eventually starts to go and since she is determined doesn’t give up and succeeds to stop the

asks her to run away with him, to flee the country and leave everything else behind. Dede read

He promises her a call back but he never does and she knew this was going to happen. She still had hope though. The hope that he would call, the hope that her “fairytale” wouldn’t last just the couple hours that it did.

look at but he feels as if the Duchess takes him for granted and she

calls him a coward and tells him that his love is worth nothing to her

Porphyria's Lover also demonstrates several of Robert Browning's defining characteristics as a poet. It contains his criticism towards the beliefs and practices of self-restraint and his traditional use of dramatic monologue to expose a single character's personality, which in turn often provides an additional depth to his works in coordination with his use of unpoetic language. Also taking into account the author's own personal experiences with his wife, the poem can also be perceived as a representation of the development of their relationship. Browning's criticism of the idea of self-restraint is evident throughout the poem "Porphyria's Lover" as it was shown in the internal debates both characters underwent as they decided whether or not they should consummate the love between them.

Even in her state of anger she cannot help but once again be the restrained and subdued one in their relationship. Despite all of the happiness she has found with Rochester she still cannot bring herself to stay in a relationship in which she sacrifices part of herself, because she doesn’t know how to reconcile her need feel like she belongs and is taken care of while at the same time remaining uncorrupted.

With this she makes the decision to leave and request him never to talk to her again.

if he will be forgiven. He wants to repent for his sin, but he knows