... others was meant for her husband, Robert Browning to profess her love for him and because he was depressed because of the loss of his mother as stated in the online commentary from BBC. BBC also enlightens readers that "They (the poems) were published under the title Sonnets from the Portuguese But it was also a private joke between Elizabeth and Robert ... , she did not lay there and allow her life to fade away; this is where she gained most of her knowledge about English. Shaw wrote " Miss Barrett devoured all the books she could bring within her reach,- (3) Elizabeth's father was also...

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