Sonnet XLIII by Elizabeth Barrett Browning – Questions and Answers
Sonnet XLIII Or How Do I Love Thee? Context At a very young age, the brother of Elizabeth Barrett Browning drowned with the result her father becoming very over-protective. She eloped with the poet, Robert Browning against his wishes, revealing how important love had been to her. After she married Robert Browning, her father disinherited…