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A Comparison Between My Last Duchess and Porphyrias Lover Works Cited Missing Robert Browning was one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century and is still considered one of the major poets of the Victorian era. He was born in 1812 and married the privately educated poet, Elizabeth Browning, in 1846. They eloped to Florence, Italy, where his wife gave birth to their son, but after the death of Elizabeth, Robert moved back to London and it was here that he died in 1889. Two of his most famous poems: My Last Duchess and Porphyrias Lover were published in 1842 as part of the†¦show more content†¦This leads him to hide it behind a curtain. The depth of passion in that earnest glance, / But to myself they turned (since none puts by / The curtain I have drawn for you, but I) He acts like he still owns her in a way we would own an object. Similarly in Porphyrias Lover the character who becomes the voice of the poem, assumed by Browning, talks as if Porphyria is still alive: And thus we sit together now. The way in which they talk about their dead companions is quite disturbing, but shows that both couples will be together for eternity. However the Duke is quite happily moving on, and is quickly targeting the next girl for his collection; the counts daughter. Porphyrias lover has killed her for love in the purest form and wants it to be everlasting. In Porphyrias Lover the dark evening creates a foreboding atmosphere. The rain set early in tonight. The opening imagery foreshadows events to come and we are told that Porphyria shut out the cold and the storm and made the cottage warm. She metaphorically and literally brings warmth to his life; without her it is cold. In contrast My Last Duchess uses little imagery but it based on a conversation with the Counts advisor. However the artist who painted the picture (FraShow MoreRelatedMy Last Duchess And Porphyrias Lover Comparison858 Words   |  4 Pagesmind through his poems. Specifically, his two poems My Last Duchess, and Porphyria’s Lover. These two texts share some startling similarities, and some thoughtful differences. â€Å"Social comparison is important.† (Festinger) Browning’s two poems My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover follow a similar idea, and in the following text, will be compared in three main areas. The first area of discussion is who is telling the story. In My Last Duchess, the narrator is a vastly wealthy Duke, who lives inRead MoreA Comparison of Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning1188 Words   |  5 PagesA Comparison of Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning The two poems ‘Porphyria’s lover’ and ‘my last duchess’ by Robert Browning shows a dramatic monologue. 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