Despite the different eras in which they were written, TS Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock focuses on a theme of love and rejection similar to that of Robert Browning's The Last Ride Together. In The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, it is unclear whether Prufrock is truly in love with the person he addresses in the poem, and this reflects the sensitivities that accompany modernist poetry. Prufrock is afraid of rejection and is on the fence about whether or not to confess his love. In The Last Ride Together, it is clear that the speaker is eternally in love with the person he is speaking to, which actually rejects typical Victorian beliefs, since the Victorians believed in chaste marriage before true love. Browning's character, however, is not afraid of rejection, but is rejected nonetheless. Although these two poems are about a different type of love – whether it is uncertain love or everlasting love – both speakers address the concept of rejection. This further signifies a relationship between the two poems, because although they have conflicting ideas about life and love, they both end up in the same place, suggesting that neither character has any power over their destiny in matters of love. Although The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Last Ride Together differ in that they deal with contrasting ideas about time, they both project similar ideas about love and rejection. By comparing the two poems, readers can see that no matter what they wish for, they have no power over their love lives. In the Victorian era, it would be typical for a woman to marry for money or for reasons other than love. Unconditional love for the Victorians was rare and uncoveted. Browning's character is middle of paper...... and TS Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock both center on the theme of love and rejection. The protagonists of both works find themselves alone despite their efforts and their desire to be with those they love. Browning's protagonist is desperately trying to stay with his love - almost as if he's holding on to something so he can stay in the present and never move forward, and Prufrock never makes the leap he needs to tell his love what he really feels. her. Although the two characters use very different approaches to dealing with their feelings, both find themselves alone because love is uncontrollable and does not depend on the power of any human being. When these two poems are treated as complementary pieces, readers realize that the purpose of the rejection at the end of these poems is to show that love is not attainable through desire and that no one has the power to force love..