The violence in the poem is absolutely crucial since it cannot be separated from eroticism. The violent death and erotic feelings operate on the same plane in the primitive psychology of the lover. In nature there are many examples of one insect devouring another after sex.
Maybe the lover anticipates treason or the betrayal of his real lover and destroys her before pain and sacrifice become a reality. By making himself vulnerable, which we all must do if we are to love deeply, he also fears the rejection by his lover.
Maybe the lover is so guilt ridden that any erotic feelings which he has, which are perfectly natural, are accompanied by an awareness of sin, which is a construct. This produces a conflict between nature and culture. It seems that violence is the dialectical result from the drive for death and love. In all three cases, eroticism and death cannot be separated.
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