Porphyria's Lover Flashcards
Give a summary of Porphyria’s lover
“A dramatic…”
A dramatic monologue about a psychopathic man who strangled his lover with her own hair.
”..at last I knew/ Porphyria worshipped me: surprise.”
Porphyria’s Lover
-Religious imagery of his desires
-Caesura = pauses show his manic frame of mind.
-Wants to feel powerful = you “worship” gods.
“She was mine, mine, fair,”
Porphyria’s Lover
Repetition = Wants to have power over her.
-Wants this moment to last forever.
“And yet God has not said a word!”
Porphyria’s Lover
Challenges God, his existence.
He is trying to justify his possessive behaviour = Mad with obsessive desire
“Smooth white shoulder bare….yellow hair displaced.”
Porphyria’s Lover
Sexual connotations - she’s not conforming to Victorian society’s strict moral code.
“hair” = very alluring and sexual at the time.
