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…as well as brain congestion. He also noted Poe's inability to withstand stimulants such as drugs and alcohol (Phillips 1508). These factors may have motivated him to write "The Tell-Tale-Heart", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "The Black Cat". All…

…Katie-Marie Garcia American Romantics Prof. Cody 05/05/01 Poe’s use of Character Madness Edgar Allan Poe wrote many gothic stories where the narrators have most apparently gone mad. “The Tell-Tale Heart” “MS. Found in a bottle…

…his tale of revenge smugly, as he invites us to applaud his cleverness. By telling the story from Montresor's point of view, we are forced to look into the inner workings of a murderer's mind. The story begins around dusk, one evening during the carnival…

…Edgar Allan Poe is revered as one of the most brilliant American short story writers in history. He wrote stories that capture the depths of the human mind and descend into the mentality of the severely deranged, as seen in “Tell-Tale Heart…

…Edgar Allen Poe, was a very famous writer, mostly for writing dismal short stories and poems. He wrote many poems and short stories, such as the Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven, all are very famous. Edgar Allen Poe was known through…

…is superstitious, as he recounts that his wife made "...frequent allusion to the ancient popular notion, [that] all black cats [are] witches in disguise." Even though the narrator denies this (much as the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" denies that he or she is insane…

…books and stories. Each of the main character’s “initial adventuring optimism” was now “threatened by disillusion and self-doubt.” Marlow, the narrator of the story in Youth, is telling of his experiences as a sailor. The story is a recount of his trip…

…portrayed in the last stanza puts a picturesque view in your head, and then starkly contrasts with the dark 'demon cloud'. Review: I love Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, and his stories such as The Tell Tale Heart. His poems are so gloomy they intrigue me.…

…and editors aplenty after them, started “fixing” things. Tales gradually got softer, sweeter, and primly moral. Yet all the polishing never rubbed away the solid heart of the stories. Grimm’s folktales were attempt to transfer oral versions…

…"All the doors of Morannon swung back wide. Out of them streamed a great host as swiftly as swirling waters" (Tolkien 206). A suspenseful tale of good and evil, "The Return of the King", written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by Ballantine Books…