"Porphyria's Lover" Theme

In the poem “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning, the theme of the poem was about a guy who killed his lover for selfish reasons. At first the speaker made it look like a love story between two people by using choice words that made readers think it was a love story. “She put my arm about her waist” (16) and it talks about her bare shoulder showing, her long yellow hair and her “Murmuring how she loved me.” (21) As the poem progresses, you can clearly see that this guy is not right in the head. He states how she worshipped him. He strangles her with her hair. He believes that she felt no pain and this is what she wanted. This was definitely not a love story. In his mind he thought by killing her, she would be his forever. My thoughts on the theme, it was a good poem with a nice twist to the end. He murdered his lover so that she will be with him forever.