Edgar Allan Poe Essays

The Oval Portrait, a short story from Edgar Allan Poe, lies in the fact that art and life are deadly linked. The passion for art and painting is described as causing death since the painter’s determination to make a portrait of his wife will cause her death. As in most …

Death, vengeance, violence. The three stories, “the most dangerous game” by Richard Connell, “the cask of Amontillado” by Ed Poe, “the interlopers” have the same mood of murder and horror. The majority of people seek to teach others a lesson that ‘revenge’ will always be the response to everything. The …

In Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, “The Raven”, he uses symbols and figurative language to enhance his theme of madness. The theme of madness gives the poem an air of mystery and evokes many questions in the reader’s mind. The reader begins to wonder if the speaker is sane, or even …

The Fall Of the House Of Usher is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1839. The short story is complexly written, with challenging themes such as identity and fear. Poe utilises many elements of the Gothic Tradition such as setting and supernatural elements to create a more …

17 September 2013 The Pit and the Pendulum There are often many people who are falsely excused every day, and are punished for their false accusations. This happened numerous times during the Spanish Inquisition to seize the converts’ wealth and destroy their influence. In “The Pit and the Pendulum” by …