Robert Browning: 'Porphyria's Lover' Mr Bruff Analysis

[@ayushthetic]

Its 3 A.M and I have my paper in about 5 hours and man, this analysis just opened my third eye.

[@angelaking9449]

best comment ever

[@sugarplum5750]

Q where is your third eye

[@ganeshramcharran1255]

We're really living the same lives holy shit

[@lelengtintin2404]

LMAO

[@quotterateur]

lmfaoooo same, I have to write my exam in an hour and the euthanasia angle is a completely new thing to me rn

[@sugarplum5750]

Porphyria ia actually a greek word that means puprle and when someone gets strangled they turn purple so it maybe foreshadows what will happen to her...(maybe??😕)

[@mrbruff]

Good idea!

[@ellie698]

Plus after a person dies and their circulation stops the blood pools to the lowest point within the body so it gathers and looks like purple bruising 😵‍💫

[@tmajid7259]

11:30 is when line by line translation ends for those of you who can't see on screen annotations. ✌

[@ytmnh8803]

I just want to express my huge thanks to you Mr buff as you've been more helpful than my teacher!

[@mrbruff]

Thanks :)

[@indiaysabel5417]

"Not the type of poem that'd be made into an Adam Sandler movie" I'm dead😂😂

[@hannahpowell]

India hello!!!

[@evodesignsracing5925]

@@hannahpowell fuck you bloody banjut 47

[@princeraghuwanshi5865]

So is porphyria 💀

[@laurentkruezi1782]

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[@TheColdplayLover47]

I cannot sing your praises enough. These poetry videos are the best on your channel and I am consistently amazed by the quality and depth of analysis you explore. You've given me an incredible amount of confidence for Friday's exam. Thank you so much!

[@mrbruff]

thank you for that!

[@TextThreadTavern]

17:26 You say that the porphyria shutting out the weather could be a metaphor for his thoughts/feelings, could you not then argue that the way he describes the weather from earlier, "aggressive and angry" could actually be describing his own thoughts as "aggressive and angry" again linking to a hidden psychopathic mentality

[@ellah2685]

I love how mrbruff always slips in one of the most interesting ideas at the end of the video. Forces me to focus throughout the whole video so I don't miss out anything!

[@mrbruff]

haha great!

[@ts1090]

With this analysis I was able to get an 8 on my English Literature mock exam! Thanks a lot you've really helped me!

[@mrbruff]

+Bruh great!

[@joshcross6392]

Tolu Sunmola knew you could do it bro much love

[@ren7171]

Studying in the first year of the GCSE course at the moment and am so grateful for these! The analysis is in depth and as well as assisting me through this section, additionally it really interests me, thank you

[@mrbruff]

You're welcome! I'm glad it's useful.

[@simonmaskell9431]

"The poem is all one long verse, reflecting how the character doesnt stop to think"...HOW DO U COME UP WITH THIS THANK YOU XD

[@irislish95]

This is the greatest poetry analysis I have ever heard. I struggle so much with understanding poetry, and this has changed my life. Brb, gonna go watch ALL of your videos

[@chloemiller9324]

My English teacher told me we are learning this poem tomorrow and now I can impress her with my knowledge of this poem! Thankyou so much Mr Bruff Im surely going to subscribe!

[@mrbruff]

+Chloe Miller no problem!

[@rachelhart9795]

I've already commented on another video, but thanks so much for these vids! They're great for revision and for learning about the poems.

[@mrbruff]

no problem

[@emilygreen9577]

My school taught me that he wanted to keep her in the moment forever so she never wanted to kill herself.

[@deborahleah3856]

same

[@eleanorjane8259]

M Caffrey and me. Interesting to see alternative interpretations

[@ipekdemir6380]

omg same

[@Ilikesaucytoes]

Same my teacher says he kills her to preserve their relationship and I think that he also kills her to prevent her from leaving him as it says she came from some party and this would make him feel isolated that she hasn’t invited him to come with her.

[@olar647]

He wants to preserve her, hence the pale, sickly descriptions of her, just like a doll. Just an interpretation, but something rather fascinating.

[@batoz9187]

Only 10 days till my English literature exam and your videos are still so helpful! Thank you!

[@anonymous-kz5gs]

how did it go?

[@seanbaxter44]

@@anonymous-kz5gs im his friend and it went terrible. his expected grade was a 7 but he got a 3 in literature and scraped a 4 in language. his highest grade was d&t which he got a 5. he was crying almost every night after results day

[@anonymous-kz5gs]

@@seanbaxter44 oh. Well I hope everything turned out fine in the end

[@seanbaxter44]

@@anonymous-kz5gs why did u tag me lmao

[@anonymous-kz5gs]

@@seanbaxter44 sorry lolll.

[@Ellabee46]

I wanted to say a huge thank you for all of these videos. They have been so helpful to me and I appreciate all the time and effort you put into making them. I have my lit GCSE tomorrow and have watched every single video today, and feel completely ready now. Thank you so much sir!

[@rachelpotts3523]

So I hate the SQA, your videos have been really helpful in my revision. Higher English tomorrow and I actually feel prepared (Thank God)

[@hansoe9815]

i bought the book and everything its so helpful i even got a good grade on my mock because of these videos and the book, thanks soon much

[@mrbruff]

no problem!

[@rola5582]

suddenly after hating poetry for so long bc its so difficult to understand, i now love it thanks to you

[@chrislazarou2202]

i had no english teacher for 2 years your videos are amzining!!!

[@mrbruff]

+Chris Lazarou thanks :)

[@babi742]

+Awsaf Khan ha,ha! you said spelt instead of spelled

[@kimmypfeiffer9130]

this is just my favorite poem and i re read it tonight and the last time i read it was before the internet lol...what occurred to me this time reading it is, what if porphyria came into the cottage on that stormy night and her lover was dead which is why he was so unresponsive and when she realized he was gone, she used her hair to kill herself in his lap so they could be together forever and the poem is written by the person who found their bodies, first from the point of view of the deceased lover and then his own point of view, describing how he found them and what he did and back to the point of view of the lover.. I LOVE THIS POEM SO MUCH

[@eleanorosborn482]

Wow. Such amazing detailed analysis. Really going to help me in my mock exam coming up. Thanks a lot.

[@mrbruff]

+Eleanor Osborn no problem

[@katinaann9151]

This was a very interesting analysis. Made me fall in love with porphyria's lover.

[@ramennonoodles3682]

This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I want to say thank you so much for being so helpful

[@mrbruff]

No problem!

[@hannamakela6989]

When you see or hear the verb "stoop" in a Browning poem...Shivers. :)

[@ipekdemir6380]

my fave poem everyone calls me a psycho for it but i feel like its very powerful

[@Ilikesaucytoes]

Same! I like it because it opens up to so many interpretations and also it’s a great poem but it also feels like a story

[@farhanrashid4832]

gosh been watching and making notes on this for 4 hours straight! really useful! picked up your guide as well!

[@mrbruff]

+Farhan Rashid great!

[@0p9p8mi8mdk]

could do a exemplar for a comparison question that would grade a 9

[@Freydis21]

Dam! that is one eloquent and competent analysis thanks it really helped.

[@ericsonofjohn9384]

Got mocks tomorrow, thank you 🙏🏻

[@mrbruff]

+Eric Jeffrey great

[@sonali6709]

Currently doing Robert Browning's poetry for A Level Literature and this analysis helped me so much. Thank you !!!

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@solleivirag]

ngl came here cause of a manga of all things, but stayed for the knowledge. This was probably the most interesting thing ive heard related to literature, and it came after four years of high school. Thanks mate

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@noaben1785]

Thank you so much for these videos you are the reason I passed my first mock

[@shannon8062]

this is amazing, so much information added which i know will help me gain more marks in my exam. Thank you

[@mrbruff]

+Shannon Chu no problem

[@itsme-jb9eb]

very useful - especially as a slept through my english lesson, so i had to catch up. but tbh this is probably better than my teacher anyway :)

[@parneets5207]

absolutely amazed by your work, thank you so much for the help!

[@mrbruff]

+Parneet S no problem

[@pooja-baateydilki3749]

I'm blown away by this analysis

[@hattyboo6840]

Thank you so much for all of your hard work on these videos! Some really interesting points that passed me by in English class - I'm sure they will be very useful in the exam. :)

[@mrbruff]

+Hatty Boo great!

[@maryamnaveed2612]

thank u. this helped me a lot for my test:)

[@mrbruff]

+Maryam Naveed no problem

[@Miad81675]

Thank you so much for this! You just made my final essay so much easier to write! You're a godsend :D

[@jellytotsforevor]

THE LENGTH OF THIS VIDEO MADE ME REALISE I CANNOT CRAM EVERYTHING IN THE NIGHT BEFORE OMG. thank God theres still 2 weeks 😂

[@Guggzilla9]

you ready?

[@jellytotsforevor]

Guggzilla9 not at all. You?

[@Guggzilla9]

I wasn’t either but I actually feel like I did well.

[@Guggzilla9]

I saw Singh Song I was like thank god

[@jellytotsforevor]

Guggzilla9 I saw it and panicked but it ended up going ok once I stopped bashing my head against the table. I compared it with sonnet 29 tho and could only write like 3 paras for it with actual quotes. Wbu? 😂

[@walterwhitegaming3867]

Mr bruff is a real one ☝️

[@jaredmilton6704]

thankyou for helping me cram for my lit exam haha !! appreciate it

[@mrbruff]

+Jared Milton no problem

[@AshirbaniSarkar-b6x]

This video worth the time. Amazingly explained.

[@mrbruff]

Thank you!

[@niamh3254]

So glad i came across this channel!! thank you mrbruff

[@mrbruff]

No problem!

[@amywellings2393]

I'm in year 8 and currently studying this poem and this video is really helping me understand some of the language used.

[@mrbruff]

Good!

[@leomoghul2410]

Jeez poetry in yr8

[@seanbaxter44]

so ur now year 11

[@declanosullivan8109]

Tomorrow can be saved after all 📚

[@sabxmochi]

Thank u so much Mr Bruff I really needed this video so bad🤗

[@Supits]

This is so helpful. Thank you so much for the video!

[@sonia_szetela]

Haha I have my exam tomorrow :' Tbh this is saving me tho Shout-out to all GCSE 2022 students lmao

[@jodieheathertaylor6400]

My teacher said porphyria was the name of a poison I am going to mix that in with everything u said

[@suhanab4634]

lol

[@Gracie-xn6xv]

thank you this is amazing, only in year 9 however this really helps me to understand the poems more so hopefully revision will be easier later

[@isabella-wf8lb]

Thank you Mr Bruff!

[@CArodalGaming]

thank you Mr. Bruff:)

[@mrbruff]

no problem

[@amywellings2393]

Mr. Bruff you are a legend

[@zainabdar9342]

dear mr bruff could you please make a video on masculine and feminine rhyme as i dont understand it and cant find any other decent videos that explain it well. thus would be a huge help thak you

[@t.m.p8187]

its 1AM and got a GCSE exam for getting into HARVARD !!!!

[@lilya2499]

did you get in?

[@largeman7243]

How’s Harvard?

[@TMP5_xd]

My teacher once showed us an A** analysis. I had no idea you could write so much about one stanza.

[@martingenet2548]

Excellent analysis.

[@beastevic]

GG mr bruff been struggling with this but soooo helpful thanks

[@steevoo]

the skip button doesnt work

[@Harlem6J]

i know mee too

[@Wsaint763]

I have my mock in 1 hour and I'm just revising now

[@Boncomics]

11:46 That grumpy villain in OLIVER TWIST, who killed his own girlfriend.

[@adamnixon6426]

BRUFXIT MEANS BRUFXIT

[@mousumimondal2641]

Very helpful to understand.Thank u🌸🌷👏🍭🍬☺

[@nasmihussain4760]

man you're just amazing!!

[@matthew8253]

I'm really panicking because i have mocks ometime this week and it could be tomorrow and I'm only just revising and I'm panicking because my last English test did not go well and my parents dont know that it could be this week and I dont want to tell them because they'll be really annoyed because I've had the hole of the summer holiday to revise and I've dont nothing and I'm really panicking please any tips on how to calm down I'm really panicking

[@studyinghardrn]

Could you also say that the one long verse, rhyme scheme and use of metre is an example of the inner conflict inside the speaker

[@mrbruff]

Can you explain how?

[@studyinghardrn]

@@mrbruff they are all jumbled up, so in some sort of way it shows that the speaker is psychotic and has a lot going on inside his head

[@bidlobster8750]

Thanks so much man

[@mrbruff]

No problem!

[@sherlyns8203]

Slight mistake in the title - should be Porphyria rather than Porphryia. Had me confused for a little while :)

[@UnderscoreZeroLP]

That got you confused? Seriously?

[@declanosullivan8109]

Anyone know what poem you can compare with this one for the compare question?

[@largeman7243]

Dunno if this is still helpful for you but maybe S29?

[@taahakhalifa8072]

In your ebook, does it cover ALL love and relationship poem analysis?

[@mrbruff]

+Taaha Khalifa no. 5 of them

[@yindynasty2541]

13:17 Who is that a picture of?

[@mrbruff]

Javier Bardem (sp?) in the film No Country for Old Men

[@yindynasty2541]

mrbruff Thanks a lot. Your videos are great.

[@kentenglishathome6255]

Hi Mr. Bruff, I just wondered if you had a view on why the man didn't put his arm around Porphyria ; why did she have to put his arm around her? Was it his reluctance to admit his dependence on her? I'm recommending you to all my students btw.

[@mrbruff]

Could be! And thank you

[@beccamilton503]

Great video! Really helped me see another side of this poem!

[@isabelread5513]

Thank You!

[@guillermolopezandres4164]

very informativ and entertaining thank you

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@lilyyoung4360]

Which poem(s) would you compare this with?

[@mrbruff]

+Lily Y you'll see one suggestion in an hour

[@styles1625]

what does the extreme repetition of the word ' And' show/ reflect ???

[@meganpocock664]

Mrs Styles in the textbook it says ‘emphasises the calm way he’s chronologically recounting the events leading up to her murder’

[@styles1625]

Megan Pocock thank you sm xx

[@meganpocock664]

Mrs Styles you’re very welcome x

[@syedmatin1041]

can you make The Farmer's Bride analysis

[@farinanazli8874]

Thank you soo much for these amazing vids but how should I revise for poetry as its getting closer to the exams :)

[@ilost2037]

Revise quotes and word-level analysis for words that stand out. Link to context and also structure. Basically, if you've ever heard of LIPS analysis, do that. Hope this helps.

[@sasid6289]

Thank you

[@katieorbell3656]

he sounds like moriaty from sherlock holmes ngl

[@therealbrofist7943]

Thanks man wish me for my english exam tomorrow

[@yeetusmcfeetus6169]

good luck dude, a bit late but its fine

[@mrsbanana6799]

You can argue women were not to be in control of relationships. Also in the begging the weather is described as something spiteful this could show that she wasn't supposed to be their anyway. If you think about the bit where the elm tree tops blow in the wind it gives the connotation of hell because their elm tree-tops in front of hell (in mythology) and they could get burnt, so the point is Browning (poet) is trying to say that the house can be what burns her down/this could be the end where she dies Towards the end of the poem the man treats porphyria like and object referring to her as "it".#BTW this isn't from a professional, but what I thought and have told my teacher in which she conformed it could be true.I am still in secondary school as well.

[@fiftyclown]

what is the main theme related to love in this poem'?

[@deborahleah3856]

desire, longing and fulfilment

[@HarryHLandscapes]

wooooooooooooooow english homework!!!!!

[@Giggodimpz]

you're gonna appreciate it when you do your exams, don't just do it cause u have to

[@tashaminoff2338]

please can u do this on peter grimes by george crabbe

[@SBhattacharyyaaaaa67]

Its really helpful .

[@mrbruff]

good!

[@Prathamme]

How many marks are available for historical context? is it worth writing about it?

[@mrbruff]

6. Yes!

[@darialuja7514]

great videos, very useful :)

[@harryrero]

Thanks bruff

[@adamnixon6426]

BIG UP BRUFFMAN

[@khaledfayyad4695]

Mr Bruff can u pls do Farmers Bride ???

[@mcuddy92]

My Year 10 class loves you so much and wants you to visit our school. :)

[@katiesmith7900]

This poem is different to how it is in my anthology

[@aymansakib3225]

15:51 26:20

[@starbensash519]

A relevant and useful in-depth analysis, which will be helpful for my class discussion. :)

[@mrbruff]

great!

[@squashyrabbits2287]

idk if he said this but porphyria is a disease that was prevalent in the 1800's and it caused psychosis so this could be useful I guess