Compare the presentation of the Duke and Porphyrias lover in My Last E

Compare the presentation of the Duke and Porphyrias lover in My LastDuchess and Porphyrias loverBrowning has presented The Duke and Porphyrias lover as obsessive andcontrolling in the two poems. Telling the stories from the characterspoint of suck assimilates it clear that they both feel threatened by theirpartners, and wish to regain the kick in role they should have as the menin their relationships. Rather than confronting their significantothers, they kill them because of their obsessive nature and lack ofcommunication. The Duke on one hand feels that he can only possess theDuchess in a painting because he can control who looks upon her, whereas Porphyrias lover wants to capture Porphyria when he finally feelsin control.The characters of both the Duke and Porphyrias lover are noticeablethrough the relationships they have with their partners. It is clearthat they both have very similar intents, although for differentreasons. They are portrayed as jealous and untrusting of theirp artners because of obvious insecurities they have in theirrelationships. The Duke suspected that The Duchess was having anaffair with Fra Pandalf twas not/Her husbands presence only, called that spot of joy into the Duchess cheek This implies that the Duchess blushed for others and therefore wasadulterous. He also suggests his wife gave sexual favours in return topoliteness when he says She thanked men - good. Instead of beingconcerned about losing her he was only worried that she would make afool of him and hurt his pride, as their relationship was not based onlove or passion further was merely a right smart for the Duke to show off. TheDuke only saw his wife as and object and not as a person a... ...shows he has little in his life put on Porphyria. The Duke has many objects and pieces his art,showing his love for things not people. It also reminds us of theRenaissance setting and shows that his is wealthy.Comparing the two poems shows that Browning has a very pessimisticview of relationships. It seems he feels that relationships withoutlove and admiration can never work and will end in disaster as isapparent from My Last Duchess. Ironically he also feels that arelationship with love cannot be sustained either, which is evidentfrom Porphyrias Lover. In My Last Duchess she dies because shedid not give the Duke the admiration he desired, but when inPorphyrias lover Porphyria made her love for her lover clear, hekills her anyway. This perhaps shows the aggressive nature of men andhow at the time they were very dominant in society.