In both "My Last Duchess " and "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning elements of jealousy and control lead to unhealthy relationships that ended with the death of both woman.
In "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria’s Lover" similarities of the elements jealously and control are shown. a way they are similar is the way the speaker shows jealously toward the women. in my last duchess the duke is jealous of his duchess because she is talking to other men and not showing him enough attention. This is shown in, "sir, 'twas not her husband’s presence only" (13-14). This showed that she was not only ignoring him, but she made him feel like he was loosening control in the relationship which lead him to killing her. In my Porphyria’s Lover the speaker is jealous because he wants full control over their relationship as shown "made my heart swell, and still it grew, while I debate what to do. (34-35) This shows that he was enraged, and this was what lead him to kill porphyria. Another way both stories are similar is the way that the dukes are very controlling, and this is shown in Porphyria’s Lover when Porphyria is in control of the relationship at the
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“Made my cheek lie there" (19), with that said, she is the person in control of the relationship and this made her lover mad and that lead to her death. In “My Last Duchess”, the duck wants to have full control over the relationship this is shown on lines (31-34), “She thanked men-good, but thanked somehow I know not how as if she ranked my gift of a nine hundred years old name with