He is also very concerned about the behavior of the Duchess because he thinks this will make her look bad to the rest of Victorian high society, this is because women in the Victorian era were supposed to be an "angel in the house" and the very symbol of virginity and, if they were not, they were automatically classified as whores. The feminist view of this poem is that the Duke is silencing the Duchess by speaking in a monologue and not allowing people to hear the opinion of the Duchess. The poem strongly criticizes the role of women in the Victorian era. The Duke basically disapproves of the way the Duchess behaved around other men because the women of the family were supposed to be the pinnacle of virginity and innocence in these times. However, the Duke did not like the uniqueness and independence of the Duchess, for example, Oh lord, she smiled, without a doubt, Every time I passed her, but who passed without the same smile? This indicates the way she behaved the Duchess towards other men, and the Duke didn't like this because he treated them the same way