By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

  1. Understand how industrialization influenced Victorian literature.

  2. Analyze how Tennyson’s Ulysses reflects Victorian ideals of perseverance.

  3. Examine how Browning’s dramatic monologues explore power, gender, and morality.

  4. Compare Tennyson’s and Browning’s reactions to social and cultural instability.

  5. Conduct close readings of poetic language, imagery, and tone.