My Ex-Husband and My Last Duchess Comp

equal & Contrast My Ex-Husband & My Last Duchess Amy Baysinger 9/16/2012 Both poems ar similar in that they pluck around the theme of lost or unrequited love. The speakers, a man and a woman, are assorted in sexes but similar in their plights. Both are bitter, jealous, and seemingly unbothered by their losses (but their aloofness is also what gives away their feelings). Each speaker is having a conversation with an assumed good friend and explains the last of their respecting relationships. Both hint at the idea of their partners flirting and infidelity as the breaking point.Sprea says How slobbishly he carried on affairs almost as if the speakers husband was so blatant about his imposition that he didnt even try to hide itan absolute insult to the ex-wife. Browning, however, is a little more than subtle. She thanked men,good But thanked somehowI know non how. Both spouses knew and tolerated it at first, but not in the end. I find it evoke how both speakers have such a non chalant and, at least on the surface, indifferent view of their relationships. Understandably, the speakers try not to reveal their hurt feelings and egos but the contributor can infer the pain in their words. My Last Duchess is, in my opinion, much more of a ascendent man teaching a woman a lesson versus My Ex-Husband, which is a woman scorned. Both relationships ended gravely but had a different path based on the speakers point of view. I find it interesting both poems start in a very similar way. Thats my ex-husband pictured on the shelf and Thats my last Duchess painted on the wall echo the same sentiment. The respective relationships are going to badly and those left behind will undoubtedly have harsh feelings in the end.