Answer:
Both Gesler and Dionysius are mentined at the very start of the story. They are also both emporers/governers. They're both cruel, ignorant, and self-indulged. And both do not threaten death, but punishment. Tell's punishment is with skill, Philoxenus' is not. At the end of the stories, Dionysius show shock and sympathy, Gesler shows forcefulness and recognition to Tell. And each give Tell and Philoxenus a way to escape their deaths.
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