If thou must love me: Writing about Sonnet 14

English

Barrett-Browning was unhappy that her father was a slave owner.

Barrett-Browning was always sure about Browning's love for her.

She had found Portuguese poems and translated them.

The poems were published in Portugal before they were published in England.

Barrett-Browning called her sonnets 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' because

Barrett-Browning was conflicted about her love because of

'pity's wiping my cheeks' is an example of

She is unable to think of anything else to say

Their love will flow freely and last forever

In Sonnet 14, she told Browning not to love her for

A paraphrase of 'a trick of thought' is an interesting idea.

Browning might see her as a pet rather than a real woman

She compares herself to a 'creature' to suggest that