An element of both stories that shows up a lot is that both men seem very or slightly obsessive over their wife/lover. The Duke wanted his wife to himself he didn’t want her to show any attention to others, the narrator was afraid that Porphyria might leave him some day for someone richter. The Duke keeps a painting of the duchess, the narrator keeps Porphyria propped up all night as if she were still alive.
These two characters are both clearly insane they don’t seem to think that their actions were wrong. Narrator even says that “And all night long we have not stirred, And yet god has not said a word!”The Duke only saw his wife as a subject, he has no remorse for what he did, he’s even telling the story of why he killed her to someone like
These two characters are both clearly insane they don’t seem to think that their actions were wrong. Narrator even says that “And all night long we have not stirred, And yet god has not said a word!”The Duke only saw his wife as a subject, he has no remorse for what he did, he’s even telling the story of why he killed her to someone like