On the other hand, the person speaking in Spera's poem is a woman. This is a slight variation between the two. The speaker of both poems highlights how the wronged spouse was treated and both marriages are seen to end through the imagery provided in both poems, as well as the tone. In the poem “My Last Duchess” quotes such as “Herself be diminished thus, nor clearly” (line 40) and “I have given commands; then all the smiles stopped together” (lines 45-46) The Duke had the Duchess killed, which is the demonstration of how he had hurt his wife because in his eyes the wife was not giving her all her attention and was giving too much to her other men. This implies jealousy. The idea in Spera's poem of being offended because he was betrayed seems to lie in the sign of adultery that ultimately ended in divorce. “How carelessly he carried on his affairs” (Line 30) The ex-husband committed adultery, thus creating the jealousy of the women and causing the end of their marriage. You can see the end of the betrayal with the following lines "So, I made some calls, I filed some complaints, all the kissing stopped together." (Lines