Robert Browning: Mad for love

Briefly summarize the emotions the speaker experiences during Porphyria’s Lover. For example, in the first ten lines his heart is breaking as he listens for Porphyria’s arrival, and then he relishes the warmth and cheer she creates.

How do the speaker’s emotions change as the poem progresses?

Why do you think the speaker murders his beloved?

Elizabeth Barret Browning: Love without limits

Use words, symbols, sketches, or images to create a collage that summarizes the content of Sonnet 43 and communicates the emotions presented in it.

Do you think that the emotions presented in this sonnet are universal? Why or why not?

The most famous line in Sonnet 43 is “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”. Why do you think this line is so popular?

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