Do
you agree with the view that Browning's
characterisation
of Andrea Del Sarto moves between "sympathy and judgement" ?/Do you think that the readers move between ‘sympathy and judgement’ in their response
to the
portrayal of Andrea in Browning’s poem ? Give reasons for your answer.
Browning
is the self-confessed poet of the human soul. He said, ‘My stress lay
on the incidents in the development of the soul, little else is worth study’. Most
of his poems are psychological analysis of the characters who speak. The
characters speak out telling us all about themselves, revealing their inner
self, their mind, feelings, attitudes etc.
Andrea
Del Sarto is
a masterly piece of character-analysis. Here not only is Andrea’s character
exposed and his soul dissected, but Lucrezia’s character is also revealed
through Andrea’s words. Andrea is a feeble-minded personality who lacks
vitality. This poem begins with Andrea Del Sarto’s pleading with his wife
to stay with him for a while more so that he might paint better the next
morning and get more money for her.
In
this poem, Andrea muses over his life and work which seem as grey and dull. He
is perfect at the technical aspects of art, indeed known as a ‘faultless
painter’ according to his contemporary. But he lacks the ‘elevation
of mind’ which gives animation to an artist’s work. Rafael, too,
was inferior to Andrea in technical skill. But Rafael’s paintings express a
spiritual glow and passionate depth easily comprehensible even to a child, and
this imaginative depth and range are lacking in Andrea..................................
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