Robert Browning "paints" a grim picture, for his reader in the poem, "Porphyria's Lover." Porphyria's lover is a killer, who ultimately destroys the love of Porphyria. His actions are murderous, and his conscience is free of sinful guilt.
             This poem is about two lovers. Porphyria comes to her lover through a storm and enters his chambers with a loving heart and open arms. However, the meeting between the two people does not end in harmony, but in murder. The first six lines of "Porphyria's Lover" illustrate the weather Porphyria battles to reach her lover.
             The rain set early in to-night, the sullen wind was soon awake. It tore the elm-tops down for spite, and did its worst to vex the lake; I listened with heart fit to break. When glided in Porphyria, straight.
             This is an ironic passage, because it is normally the man's fight to go to a woman's house or home.
             Another example of dramatic irony is shown by Porphyria's actions. She is the aggressor of the relationship. Porphyria begins all the seductive action; she leads herself to become submissive, by her greedy and murderous lover.
             ...she rose, and from her form, withdrew the dripping cloak and shaw...
             and, last, she sat sown by my side...she put my arm about her waist, and
             These are examples of how Porphyria "threw" herself at her lover. Porphyria spoke to her lover with languid motion, rather than using words. Only her actions are present in this poem, as well as, her body. Porphyria is only an object in this poem, and her lover is the main focus.
             The poem, "Porphyria's Lover" takes a twist at line thirty-two.
             ...Happy and proud; at last I knew, Porphyria worshipped me. Surprise
             make my heart swell, and still it grew; while I debated what to do.
             This is the time when Porphyria's lover realized that he could not let Porphyria go
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