Robert Browning seems to be a sullen man; writing dramatic and depressing poetry. “My Last Duchess” is a poem about a rich and ruthless man who enigmatically explains to his listener the specific details of what his next wife should be. The Auditor is an agent who represents the new bride and is caught in the Duke of Ferrara's vile trap. The second poem is about a seemingly unstable husband who doesn't know what to do with his beloved and loving wife. She comes in 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 between men, their ways of dealing with their partners, and likewise; their reasons for their actions. First, Robert Browning created his men inhabiting these poems as different in their characteristics manners. The Duke was an authoritarian man; power seeped in and became a leech on his humanity. Life goals don't matter when it comes to women and wives; they should be trophy objects, not bodies with brains. He is jealous and angry at his latest duchess for showing affection; no matter the type, to other people. His attention must always be concentrated and extended on the Duke. The indecisive fool of “Porphyria’s Lover” is another brooding man. This man is silent and never makes a sound with his mouth. The husband “wonders what to do…she was mine, just mine” (Lines 35-36 Lover). Meanwhile, the beautiful woman who is claimed as his wife practically worships him. Declare your love for him and ideally adore him. When he finally takes action, it's not an affectionate touch. Secondly, "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover" are works of ...... middle of paper ...... there is a possibility for him. hating her and wanting a new wife who isn'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 motivation for writing these poems; it could be an opportunity to write to one's own lover or to make fun of 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 wife to love him; we even say “I lifted up his eyes Happy and proud…” (Lines 31-32). But his cult was too far away and too difficult to absorb and deal with..