Robert Browning appears to be a brooding man; write dramatic and depressing poems. “My Last Duchess” is a poem about a rich, ruthless man who is cryptic in his explanation to his listener about the specific details of what his next wife should be like. The listener is an agent representing the new bride and is trapped in the vile trap of the Duke of Ferrara. The second poem is about a seemingly unstable husband who doesn't know what to do with his adoring and loving wife. She comes home from the rain and places herself in the arms of her lover; however, his reaction is not warm. In these two equally contrasting works of art; there is the difference in men, their way of relating to their significant other, and the like; their reasons for their actions. First, Robert Browning created his men who live in these poems as different in their ways of characteristics. The Duke was a controlling man; the power seeped in and became a leech on his humanity. Life goals are irrelevant when it comes to women and wives; they should be trophy objects and not bodies with brains. He is jealous and angry at his latest duchess for showing affection; it doesn't matter the type, to other people. His attention should always be focused and dilated on the Duke. The indecisive madman of “Porphyria's Lover” is a different brooding man. This man is silent and never makes a noise from his mouth. The husband is "discussing what to do... she was mine, mine, beautiful" (Lines 35-36 Lover). Meanwhile the gorgeous woman who is claimed as his wife is practically adoring him. Declaring her love for him and ideally adoring him. When it finally kicks in, it's not a loving touch. Secondly, "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover" are works of... middle of paper... there is a possibility that he hated her and wanted a new wife who wasn't too adoring and obsessive. In conclusion, the similarity of the reasons for their actions, the way of dealing with their lovers and the difference of the two men are comparisons and contrasts of the two poems. Robert Browning had a reason for writing these poems; it could be the chance to write to your lover or to mock the ways of most men. The anger and jealousy of one and the madness of the other. The Duke brought to the table: money, power and a 900 year old name. However, there were rules for his new wife: keep your attention on me and don't express yourself to others. The devious man in “Prophyria's Lover” wanted his woman to love him; it even says “I looked into his eyes happy and proud…” (Lines 31-32). But the adoration of her was too far away and too much for him to absorb and deal with.