Both of these poems are dramatic monologues which means
that they are written in the first person and in both poems we get to see into the mind
of a murderer. Both poems contain a character created by the poet, the lover and the
Duke, and we get to witness their motivations for
killing.
The Duke kills his wife because he feels that she
is not appreciative of his status and possibly she has been unfaithful (although there
is no proof of this.) The lover also feels jealous of other men; 'vainer ties
dissever' and feels that this is the only way that he can fully possess
her.
Both poems have a similar tone in that there is no
remorse felt by either man for what they have done. In fact Porphria's lover calls her
murder 'A thing to do' and seems to act on a whim to preserve this perfect moment
between them.
The poems are slightly different in the time
period they are set as the Duke is probably 16th century whereas the other poem is more
contemporary.
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