Essays 211 - 240
the age of 24 left her son with deep emotional wounds that never completely healed. It is believed that there is a little of Eliz...
In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...
increasing his sense of dysfunction. He would often turned to it in times of stress and depression and Poe would likely feel his i...
1). Using this metaphor, he goes on to say that Science "alterest all things with thy peering eyes," which preys upon his poets h...
had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). The poem itself is obviously one which revolves around a woman who the...
he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utte...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how Poe develops these themes in his short stories 'Fall of the House of Usher' an...
not something that had occurred to him earlier. The murder appears to stem solely from the fact that the narrator has the power in...
In five pages this 1839 tale is revealed to represent many of the experiences and attitudes of the author. Five sources are cited...
In seven pages this paper discusses how Poe's real life experiences can be connected to the short story 'The Cask of Amontillado.'...
In 3 pages the author's employment of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in this short story is analyzed. There are 2 source...
In five pages the ways in which Poe's internal struggles and private thoughts are revealed in his writings are examined. Six sour...
In six pages an explication of 'Annabel Lee' considers how the rhythm of the rhyme, word repetition, and setting/imagery articulat...
In 5 pages this paper analyzes the ways in which Poe satirizes transcendentalism in this story. There are 6 sources cited in the ...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages this important writer of the 19th century is examined in an overview of his life and works with i...
"what the character thinks the truth is, as revealed in speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be." ...
In five pages these short stories are compared and contrasted in terms of how femininity is thematically portrayed in each. There...
In five pages this essay examines how Poe's combination of detail and manipulated point of view constructs a compelling psychologi...
In five pages the representation of the author in this short story is considered with an analysis of the story's plot, setting, ch...
In ten pages this paper considers how Poe's fascination with morbidity may have been due to losing so many female relatives includ...
In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...
In five pages Poe's detective tale is examined in terms of the protagonist's superior class attitudes that are revealed when he in...
In ten pages this paper considers the speculation surrounding Poe's death and concludes that his premature passing may have been t...
In an overview consisting of four pages various aspects of Poe's life are related to his works in what is less an analysis than a ...
In ten pages the ways in which Poe contributed to the gothic literary genre establishment is considered in an analysis of 'The Cas...
In six pages this short story is analyzed in terms of male bonding and how the relationship between the men changes throughout the...
In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...
In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...
In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...
nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...