Mystery Unraveled: The Tragic Tale of Porphyria's Lover in Abandoned Cottage

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A young girl named Porphyria is found dead in an abandoned cottage near a lake, sparking suspicion and the need for a detective to solve the murder mystery. The dramatic monologue "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning is examined, delving into themes of love, obsession, and madness. Independent learning is emphasized for Advanced Level English Literature study, requiring students to analyze and interpret texts on their own.

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English Literature AS Level Girl Found Dead in abandoned cottage A young girl, named locally as Porphyria, has been found dead in an abandoned cottage near a lake. The girl, pictured, did not live at the cottage, and so detectives are treating the death as suspicious. Can you think of a more impressive newspaper headline based on the information?

English Literature AS Level Detective Time You need to solve the murder of Porphyria. In each envelope you have: - Possible murder weapons - Possible suspects - Clues to what happened It is your job to sort through the evidence and decide who killed Porphyria, how they killed her and why they killed her

English Literature AS Level And the verdict is ?

English Literature AS Level Porphyria's Lover Quick Questions for discussion: 1. can you love somebody too much? 2. is murder ever okay? 3. can love make you crazy?

English Literature AS Level Porphyria s Lover The Poem Written by Robert Browning in 1836 It is a dramatic monologue Focuses on a mad narrator and his strong love for Porphyria The narrator strangles Porphyria with her hair Where have we seen this before?

English Literature AS Level The speaker in the poem lives in a cottage in the countryside. His lover, a young woman named Porphyria, comes in out of a storm and proceeds to make a fire and bring cheer to the cottage. She embraces the speaker, offering him her bare shoulder. He does not speak to her, instead, he listens as she tells him how she is going against her family and friends to be with him. He realises that she worships him at this instant. Realising that she will eventually miss her family and leave him, and wanting to preserve the moment, he wraps her hair around her neck and strangles her. He then toys with her corpse, opening the eyes and propping the body up against his side. He sits with her body this way the entire night, remarking that God has not yet moved to punish him.

English Literature AS Level A huge part of advanced level study is independent learning. You MUST be prepared to do a lot of the work by yourself. In English, your teacher will not tell you everything you need to know about a poem or a novel; you are expected to read and research them for yourself and use your lessons to analyse, explore and evaluate.

English Literature AS Level Read the poem Read the poem Did Porphyria s lover Did Porphyria s lover actually love her at all? actually love her at all?

English Literature AS Level Around the room are several images Around the room are several images which potentially depict Porphyria. which potentially depict Porphyria. Select the one that you feel is the Select the one that you feel is the most accurate. most accurate. Be prepared to justify Be prepared to justify why chosen that image. Try to link your chosen that image. Try to link your thoughts to specific ideas/quotes thoughts to specific ideas/quotes from the poem. from the poem. why you have you have

English Literature AS Level In pairs, choose 1 of these In pairs, choose 1 of these questions here. Jot down some questions here. Jot down some thoughts on the paper that s on thoughts on the paper that s on your tables. your tables. How does Browning convey a sinister tone in the poem? How is the weather effective in foreshadowing Porphyria s death? Does Porphyria seem weak and fragile to you? Justify your thoughts.