Through analyzing “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning with a formalistic approach, the reader will be able to understand the internal struggle the narrator was facing by the tone and the imagery of the poem. The way in which the narrator describes her interactions with other men carries a distinct jealousy and dissatisfaction throughout, as he consistently mentions that the power and wealth he provided for her was “somehow-I know not how-” received with the same level of gratitude as any other gift. His frustration builds throughout the poem, beginning with this dissatisfaction, followed up by his claim that by being equally courteous to all she was “stooping” down to the level of these lesser men, giving them the same smiles she gave him,
