The Monomaniac In Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait

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A Monomaniac is a person who has a burning passion and obsession for one certain leisure pursuit that devotes all of his or her time performing. In “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the maiden is of rarest beauty full of happiness, and the painter who is evil who obsesses with his painting. Yet, the painter has been passionate and obsessive of his painting. Nevertheless, the maiden of rarest beauty compares to the fawn; therefore, the young maiden is affectionate and values everything except for the Art that she hates her opponent. Particularly, the maiden of rarest beauty fears only the pallet and brushes that place her at a disadvantage from the expression of her love for her lover and spending quality time with her husband, the

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