Theme of Porphyria's Lover

Theme of 'Porphyria's Lover" is Love itself. It shows that when you fall in love with someone, you will go above and beyond to keep that loved one close to you. As you read in the poem, you can tell that she is in love with him, "she put my arm about her waist, and made her smooth white shoulder bare" (719). She was giving herself to him. Then she states "Murmuring how she she loved me" (720). He was very happy, he knew that she was his, "At that moment she was mine, mine, fair" ) (720). He knew at that moment that she loved him, he could not bear letting anyone else have going her, so he killed her. By killing her, this could not happen and she would be his forever. "And thus we sit together now" (720). This may seem like not the most appropriate theme for this poem. What we see as love, is different from what others see as love as in this case in this poem. This madman, believes in his own mind, that he needs to kill his lover to be with her forever. But love is not hurting someone, love is showing someone. It's a special bond between 2 people.