What are the key biographical details and influences on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)"?

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Question 1: When and where was Elizabeth Barrett Browning born?

Answer 1:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on March 6, 1806, at Coxhoe Hall in Durham, England.

Question 2: What personal circumstances influenced Elizabeth Barrett Browning's intense love expressed in "How Do I Love Thee"?

Answer 2:
Her intense love was influenced by her secret marriage to Robert Browning, which resulted in her father's disapproval and her subsequent disinheritance.

Question 3: According to the opening lines of "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)", how does the speaker describe the extent of her love?

Answer 3:
The speaker describes her love as extending "to the depth and breadth and height", as far as her soul can reach, for the ends of being and ideal grace, and "to the level of every day's Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight."