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My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was ...

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

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...

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...

deed, he nevertheless is overcome by his guilt which seems to lead him to insanity. He begins the story however by not denying his...

In five pages the ways in which the detective literary genre was standardized by Poe's 'The Purloined Letter,' 'The Mystery of Mar...

had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). The poem itself is obviously one which revolves around a woman who the...

not something that had occurred to him earlier. The murder appears to stem solely from the fact that the narrator has the power in...

of the protagonist that Poe sets up the terror inherent in the story. The sheer madness of his thought processes are chilling, bu...

like Poe: "TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe NA). The narr...

live. "In this theory, Madeline and Roderick (who are twins) represent the unconscious and the conscious, and when Roderick denies...

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

good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...

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

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" ...

- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...

brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...

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...

or they commit murder and allow us to watch, as is the case in "The Tell-Tale Heart." Its always tempting, in a first-person nar...

This 4 page paper discusses four of E.A. Poe's short stories, and critical reaction to his work. Bibliography lists 6 sources....

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...

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

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...