Robert Browning, Matthew Arnold, and Lord Alfred Tennyson are three poets that present us with very
different perspectives on the subject of love in relation to
women. The
writer explains that there is no doubt women struggled in conventional romantic roles, and an examination of these poets will help us understand the
complicated connection between women and love. It shows how Robert Browning's poetic visions of love are not calm, peaceful, or logical. Instead, love is often brutal and selfish. Tennyson and Arnold present us with women who are equal to men in love and sometimes
struggle in an attempt to break free of
social restraints. The writer concludes that each poet allows us to see women from different perspectives and, thus, allow us to understand why love in the Victorian age was a complicated matter.