On the other hand, the speaker of Spera's poem is a woman. This is a slight variation between the two. The speaker in both poems highlights how the wronged spouse was treated and you see that both marriages end through the imagery provided in both poems, as well as the tone. In the poem “My Last Duchess,” quotes such as “She herself be not diminished thus, nor clearly” (line 40) and “I gave orders; then all the smiles stopped together” (Lines 45-46) The Duke had the Duchess killed, which shows how much he had wronged his wife because in his eyes, the woman did not give him all his attention and gave him too much attention. other men. This implies jealousy. In Spera's poem, the idea of ​​being wronged or betrayed seems to fit into the sign of adultery which ultimately ended in divorce. “How carelessly he conducted his affairs” (Line 30) The ex-husband committed adultery, which aroused the women's jealousy and caused the end of their marriage. You see the end of the betrayal with the following lines "So, I made a few calls, filed a few claims, All the kissing stopped together." (Lines