Poe and browning

            When comparing the crimes committed in Browning and Poes works, I found three similar characteristics. Both authors wrote about killing because the victim insulted them. Montresor and the Duke hid the victims in a way that only selected individuals would know about their murders; therefore, they committed the perfect murder. .
             The Duke of Ferrara gave the commands to have his wife killed because she looked at other men and blushed; to the Duke this was an insult. In "The Cast of Amontillado" Montresor vowed revenge upon Fortunato because he insulted him. The writing doesn't tell what the insult was; it only tells that Montresor would stop at nothing to kill Fortunato. .
             The Duke kept the picture of his first wife behind a curtain. Only the Duke drew it when he wanted to tell the story of killing his wife. When Montresor killed Fortunato he blocked him up in a catacomb where no one could find him. In doing this, the characters of these stories can choose whom they want to tell their murder stories too.
             The Duke of Ferrara didn't kill his wife but he did give the command. The Duke gets away with murder because he is royalty. Montresor gets away with murder because he planned out the plot and for fifty years no one suspected anything. .
             These are just three examples of how two writing from Edger Allen Poe and Robert Browning are alike. Many other similarities may be found in the writing. The examples I like were how both the Duke and Montresor killed because of insult and both men carried out the crimes well enough not to get caught.