![]() Again, Browning’s use of heavenly imagery contributes to the value and power that she places upon their relationship, and furthermore, their love. Their relationship is most likely new and fresh, therefore she desires to remain in that state of pure happiness and love. On lines 4-6 she questions “-what bitter wrong/ Can the Earth do to us that we should not long here/ Be contented?” (Browning l.4-6). Rather, they would be just as happy on Earth. Browning directly conveys that their love surpasses the love that God and the angels in Heaven will provide at their death, therefore it is unnecessary for them to go to heaven. She compares it to the wonders that are to be found in Heaven, after their death, and implies that instead of going to Heaven, the two should simply continue their life of love on earth. In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 22 from The Portuguese”, she emphasizes the value and capability of her and her husband’s love. With darkness and the death-hour rounding it. ![]() In mounting higher,ġ0 Rather on earth, Beloved, - where the unfit Until the lengthening wings break into fireĪt either curved point, - what bitter wrongĥ Can the earth do to us, that we should not longīe here contented? Think. ![]() ![]() When our two souls stand up erect and strong,įace to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher, McKenzie Livesay’s Key Passage Analysis on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 22 from the Portuguese” ![]()
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