| Summary: | 碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 外國語文研究所 === 85 === This thesis examines in what way Browning is an objective poet by studying how
he associates the figure of Christ with the three monologists - Guido,
Caponsacchi, and Pompilia in THE RING AND THE BOOK. The Introduction explains
why Browning changes some facts concerning the monologists, how he creates a
Christian setting in THE RING AND THE BOOK, and why the three monologists are
all victims in the poet's eyes. Chapter One, "Guido as a Christ-like Figure,"
shows how Guido is misled by the worldly churchmen and in what ways he is a
Christ-like figure. Chapter Two, "Caponsacchi as a Christ-like Figure,"
discusses how Caponsacchi overcomes the bad influence of the secular churchmen
and becomes a brave rescuer to Pompilia and in what aspect that he is a Christ-
like figure. Chapter Three, "Pompilia as a Christ-like Figure," investigates
how Pompilia is victimized by the Comparinis' greed and the worldly churchmen's
wrong advice and in what manner that she is a Christ-like figure. The
Conclusion states that Browning's associating the three characters with the
figure of Christ shows that he has a deep understanding of human nature and his
technique of delineating human behaviors which he displays in the poem proves
that he has achieved the role of an objective poet according to his own
definitions for objective poets.
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