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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...
when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...
stories(Rollason, 1988). There is, of course, the same typical Poe elements, the triumph of rational reasoning, the superiority ...
himself to be a poet at heart (An Analysis of A Valentine, 2002). Although he wrote all kinds of literature, poetry was his favor...
types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...
before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers, of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph" (Poe). ...
increasing his sense of dysfunction. He would often turned to it in times of stress and depression and Poe would likely feel his i...
that he despises genius, "the greater the genius the greater the ass" (Poe). At this point, Proffit sounds like a particularly pom...
says, knows he is telling the truth about the murder, but because he is trying to justify it so strongly, and madly, we know he is...
banks of a "black and lurid tarn" (Poe Usher). As the narrator in both stories is fully aware of who he is, he never bothers to in...
In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...
an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...
talk that he had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). There can be little doubt that the poem itself is obvi...
healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story" (Poe NA). The narrator immediately informs us that something horrible and...
death. Not simply because death equates with grief, but there is also the element of terror, the fear of a small child at the loss...
a "filmy" eye, and in the narrators mind, it became an "evil" eye (Poe). The narrator, who is obviously mentally ill, decided he ...
1). Using this metaphor, he goes on to say that Science "alterest all things with thy peering eyes," which preys upon his poets h...
such as "bleak walls" and minute fungi overspread on the whole exterior" to describe the place of which he speaks. There is defin...
very fast and uncontrolled manner - all signs of the narrators questionable mental state. The narrators obsession with th...
"These sketches will . . . will include every person of literary note in America; and will investigate carefully, and with rigorou...
In five pages 'The Raven' is subjected to a poetic explication and a thesis that Poe's life is reflected in this haunting poem. T...
of his contemporaries, [Poe] refused to soften or idealize mortality and kept its essential horror in view But what is the "essen...
In five pages this paper discusses how Poe expertly employed satire in a mocking of romantic conventions in 'The Spectacles' short...
In five pages this paper examines how Poe employed satirical humor regarding art and science in this famous short story. Five sou...
In six pages the emotional undercurrent that pervades this horrific short story by Edgar Allan Poe is examined. Three sources are...
In five pages this essay discusses the supernatural and psychological narratives that are featured in Poe's short story 'The Black...
In three pages a synopsis of this famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe is presented. There are no other sources 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...