Reread the two poems and consider the attitude of each speaker as you read. Apart from the word “murderer”, which of the following words would best describe the nature of the Duke’s relationship with his last Duchess: benign, generous, hurt, jealous, oppressive, patient? Explain how specific evidence from the poem’s text supports your evaluation of the Duke.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.