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My Last Duchess
My Last Duchess is a thrilling poem authored by Robert Browning and is set as a psychopathology that is based on an Italian Renaissance Duke, who unfortunately lost his wife via a murder that involved efficient utilization of dramatic monolog. In this poem, Browning explores various styles such as the use of figurative language so as to manifest a real nature of the Duke. Browning also captures literary elements so as to boost woman representation. At the onset of the poem, the Duke admires a well-painted portrait of his wife as he says, “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall” (Browning & Imtiaz, 1). However, his behavior escalated and was responsible for the death of his Duchess. This is evident as the Duke says, “Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands…” (Browning & Imtiaz, 1). Browning explores irony as a theme throughout his poem. For instance, Browning, a remarkably amoral man, shows a lovely sense of beauty and close engagement with the listener. This essay is based on an analysis of the poem and majorly explores the perception of the author towards the Duke and her Duchess, as well as how the Duchess views her wife.
The Duke’s perception towards her wife was not so good. From the poem, the Duke can be described as a distrusting insecure, nervous man who is openly not proud of her beautiful wife and falls in love with another woman. This is evident as the Duke says, “That piece a wonder, now: Fra Pandolf’s hands” (Poetry Foundation.

org. N.p) The Duke exempted the Duchess in almost what he did. The Duchess can be described as a little beautiful and happy girl. However, the Duchess is immoral; she is a whore. Probably, this could be the reason that drove the Duke to kill her wife, however much he was proud of her. According to some lines from the poem, the Duke was in total command of the Duchess and would not allow her interact with other men and could only thank them. For instance, the Duke is heard saying, “Or blush, at least. She thanked men,–good; but thanked…” (Poetry Foundation.org. N.p). This further manifests his distrust towards his wife and his possessiveness and overprotectiveness. The Duchess was, however, an innocent little girl. This is a clear depiction of the Duke’s character.
The Duke has a unique perception towards himself. For instance, he portrays a godlike self-image. More importantly, the Duke omits progeny in his words and does not seem afraid of who would succeed him in keeping the family name. Also, the Duke utilizes terminative images that symbolize the failure of the family cycle. He uses his wife as a scapegoat trying to imply that he was the sterile party in the relationship. On the contrary, the Duke is the bad party in the marriage as the Duchess, a little happy and beautiful girl is committed to her marriage, but still gets harsh commands from the control freak Duke. The Duke talks of his desire to control his wife and manifests his control-freak nature. Revealing himself in such negative terms does not portray the image of a person desiring marriage as he was already in love with another woman, Pandolf. This leads to the Duke being characterized as both shrewd and witless as he puts his obsession towards another person as he says, “A heart…how shall I say…too soon made glad” (Browning & Imtiaz, 1).
The Duke was fond of commanding the Duchess because she distrusted her and wanted to be in control. However, in the real sense, the Duke was tired of having the same girl every time throughout his life. As a result, the Duke took advantage of the beautiful little girl’s innocence promiscuousness and ended pushing her off a cliff. From the poem, it can be concluded that the Duke is forever enamored with her deceased wife whom he contributed to her death. The Duke’s affection hence shifted to some artistic representation of her beautiful duchess. This shows the Dukes’ happiness in finding love and affectionate in a representation of her wife, rather than having let his affection for the dead love he had killed himself.
Works Cited
Browning, Robert, and Imtiaz Dharker. My Last Duchess. ProQuest LLC, 2004.
Browning, Robert. “My Last Duchess By Robert Browning”. Poetry Foundation. N.p., 1842. Web. 19 Nov. 2016.