Love In Sonnet 43 - 1089 Words

Compare the methods the poets use to explore the ideas about love in ‘Sonnet 43’ and ‘Sonnet 116’ In ‘Sonnet 43’ and ‘Sonnet 116’, both Browning and Shakespeare present love as eternal using biblical allusion. ‘Sonnet 43’ is a love letter to the speaker, who is the poet (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) to her beloved. The title suggests that this is her 43rd declaration of her love to her beloved which shows that the love she has for her beloved is so intense, that it inspired her to write numerous poems – her beloved was her muse. Browning introduces the poem using a question as she asks, ‘How do I love thee?’ which provides an assurance to her lover of her love as well as proving the sincerity of the speaker; she expresses a tone of euphoria†¦show more content†¦Both poets use metaphors in their poems. Browning’s uses of abstract nouns are perceptible as she uses abstract nouns to exhibit the extent of her love to her beloved. Their love is described to reaching the highest spiritual level of ‘the ends of Being and Ideal Grace’ –Ideal Grace is a common reference to God’s love which implies that she loves him to the limits of God’s love and it is beyond the physical and belongs to the realm of spirituality. Moreover, Browning uses abstract nouns to show that love is continuous and perhaps a sustenance as she declares, ‘I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life!’ This insinuates that her love is almost a necessity as it has a strong hold over her; her love for her beloved is what makes her alive. Browning’s passion for her lover even in suffering, ‘I love thee with passion†¦ In my old griefs†¦ and with my childhood’s faith’ is displayed as she loves him with purity and innocence like a child who believes in saints. A child’s hope and faith is pure and innocent before they grow up and become cynical. Her ‘old griefs’ is referring to when she was grieving after her belov ed brother Edward drowned while on an enforced break with her in Torquay. Browning presents her husband as her saviours as he was known as the person to haveShow MoreRelatedSonnet 43 : How Do I Love Thee804 Words   |  4 PagesHeidi Fish Mrs. Holthaus Advanced Comp. 6 October 2017 Sonnet 43: How Do I Love Thee? â€Å"How Do I Love Thee?† is just one of the many love poems that Elizabeth Browning had written in her lifetime. It expresses the unconditional love she has for her husband by listing the many ways she loves thee. Browning lists these ways by using a sonnet layout, many metaphors, and daily situations. There are many different poetry forms, one being a sonnet. 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