Edgar Allan Poe is often referred as the father of Gothic and horror stories. He has wrote many works of mysterious characters and very bizarre plots lines. Of all his morbid works, they all have a commonality in setting, characters, and Gothic elements in The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Masque of the Red Death.
Moreover, Poe has written work with similarities in settings. They all compose of a dark, mysterious atmosphere usually during the night and consisting of a natural event happening. They also happened in an old, distinct house. For instance, in The Fall of the House of Usher, the plot sets in a grey sky. Later in the story, a heavy storm surged through the already torn-down house of Usher. Similarly, The Masque of Red Death also occurred in a dark, dank night and outside their walls, is the disease called the Red Death. In The Tell-Tale Heart, the telling of the story sets during in the middle of night in an ancient house as well as the other works of Poe's. Nevertheless, they all set in a dark, dank atmosphere and environment. …show more content…
For example, in The Fall of the House of Usher, Usher is mentally ill and visually sensitive. Likewise, the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart is ill as the narrator has to take care of him every night. The Masque of the Red Death has people outside the walls who are infected by the Red Death. All together, the character's in Poe's stories has some sort of flaws or
Moreover, Poe has written work with similarities in settings. They all compose of a dark, mysterious atmosphere usually during the night and consisting of a natural event happening. They also happened in an old, distinct house. For instance, in The Fall of the House of Usher, the plot sets in a grey sky. Later in the story, a heavy storm surged through the already torn-down house of Usher. Similarly, The Masque of Red Death also occurred in a dark, dank night and outside their walls, is the disease called the Red Death. In The Tell-Tale Heart, the telling of the story sets during in the middle of night in an ancient house as well as the other works of Poe's. Nevertheless, they all set in a dark, dank atmosphere and environment. …show more content…
For example, in The Fall of the House of Usher, Usher is mentally ill and visually sensitive. Likewise, the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart is ill as the narrator has to take care of him every night. The Masque of the Red Death has people outside the walls who are infected by the Red Death. All together, the character's in Poe's stories has some sort of flaws or