Sonet 43

Question 1

What’s the sonnet form

Answer 1

Traditional love sonnet associated with love poetry

Browning: “Christ’s religion is essentially poetry - poetry glorified”

Question 2

What was wrong with her family

Answer 2

Over-protective father – poet eloped against his wishes with Robert Browning
Her beloved brother drowned when she was 32, and she became a recluse for 5 years.

Question 3

What year

Answer 3

1845