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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...

In five pages Poe's short story is subjected to a psychological analysis that contends Poe related the many deaths that surrounded...

In ten pages this paper considers how Poe's fascination with morbidity may have been due to losing so many female relatives includ...

In ten pages this paper considers the speculation surrounding Poe's death and concludes that his premature passing may have been t...

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 six pages this paper compares Poe's 'The Purloined Letter' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' with Doyle's 'The Adventure of t...

In five pages this 1839 tale is revealed to represent many of the experiences and attitudes of the author. Five sources are cited...

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the ways in which Poe satirizes transcendentalism in this story. There are 6 sources cited in the ...

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 seven pages this paper examines how the theme of death is handled in London's short stories 'The Law of Life' and 'To Build a F...

In five pages this paper examines how Poe employs the theme of revenge and how it underscored the desires of the author for reveng...

"what the character thinks the truth is, as revealed in speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be." ...

modern Gothic writing lies with his ability to create a variety of forms of symbolist terror, using new structures and creating ne...

in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...

"super sleuth," August Dupin who was certainly as erudite and calmly logical as Sherlock Holmes or any of the other witty, urbane,...

himself to be a poet at heart (An Analysis of A Valentine, 2002). Although he wrote all kinds of literature, poetry was his favor...

of life and death. Poe was considered a pioneer in his quest to ascertain the inner workings of the sinister mind. A good...

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

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 a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

revenge" (Poe 280). Because Fortunato regarded himself as a most knowledgeable wine connoisseur, Montresor schemed to get him dow...

You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. AT LENGTH I would be av...

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...

all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...

official. The letter has been stolen, and the police feel that they know who stole it -- a man who is referred to as "Minister D" ...

of the situation inside the house. He relates that "Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-wor...