The passage assigned to my group was from Book III, line 302. The passage itself was mostly about the conflict Aurora has between wanting to be a writer and being financially stable. In order to be able to write, she must be married. This is ironic considering Elizabeth Barrett Browning found herself in a similar situation. She would most likely not have been able to write Aurora Leigh if she had not been married to Robert. This quote comes after the death of her aunt. She is now worried about how she will survive. She is forced to do something less glamorous than her verse in order to have enough income to survive and support herself.
Other passages discussed in class:
Book II, 218
Romney basically tells Aurora that she will never be a great writer. She could be pretty much anything else that she wanted - but not a poet.
Book II, 400
Romney does not love her, he loves what she could be for him. She responds by saying that she is not worthy of the title he gives her and therefore cannot be that for him. She could also be hinting at the fact that she is actually worth more.
Book II, 671
Aurora is saying that she will not marry Romney. At the very least, her soul will be free to live. She would rather die as a fulfilled artist that die his wife. Aurora is an honest person - her decision is the decision of God as well.
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