Examples Of Destructive Love In 'My Last Duchess'

Another example of destructive love, is when lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to wash his hands. As Macbeth starts to wash his hands the blood resembles guilt he has in his life. Washing his hands was a way for lady Macbeth to make Macbeth feel pure again. However, the more Macbeth washes his hands the more he starts to feel as though he's going crazy.
Another example of destructive love is in My Last Duchess. In this poem the reader sees how the Duke tries to deal with jealousy and unfaithfulness in his relationship. Another way to see this is when the Duke shows his disapproval when his duchess would smile at every other man. In this poem the Duke wants her attention and beauty for himself.
This is shown by the Duke giving his duchess commands
to stop looking at other men. The more she smiled at other men the more it caused rage, selfishness, frustration, and jealousy. As this continues the Duke tries more and more to catch her attention. When all his tries fail he then ends up killing her, causing him to refer to her as his last duchess.