Question

As a respectable Victorian, Barrett Browning does not describe her love as —

a. a replacement for her lost religious belief
b. the equivalent of a search for justice and truth
c. a powerful physical passion
d. a quiet, everyday domestic companionship

Answer 1

Based on my knowledge of the Victorian era and literature, I would say the correct answer is C) a powerful physical passion, because it was frowned-upon, forbidden to talk about such topics as passion, etc.