My Last Duchess

"My Last Duchess" Written by Robert Browning. This is a poem about a man who is a duke. This poem is about a man who is entitled to him self and does not seem to have any respect for the fact that he has a wife. After his wife dies he is already on the prowl to marry again. The man that this poem is about is not only a jealous man but also possessive and looks at his wife not as a person but rather a possession and easily replaceable. "At starting, is my object. Nay we'll go". (54) When the duke talks about the Duchess in this poem you will see that he doesn't really care about the fact the she is dead but he also keeps her hidden behind a curtain. "The curtain I have drawn for you". (10). This man is most likely a powerful man who has certain expectations of a woman. If you look at the way he says things in this poem you can truly see he has no true value for his wife other than thinking of her as an abject. "My Favor at her breast" (25).