The Haunted Palace

The house creates a nervous tension that is palpable in the air.When Roderick composes “The Haunted Palace,” it starts to mimics and aptly mirrors the house and the “...terrible influence which for centuries [exert and molds] the destinies of his family…,” (Poe 2). After they put to rest lady Madeline, Roderick’s condition worsens, the narrator feels…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fagles, the strength of characters is truly tested through the hardships that Odysseus and those who love him endure as he tries to journey home after being lost at sea for over twenty years. Penelope, perhaps, bears the majority of these hardships. Throughout the Odyssey, grief is commonly expressed through the memories of the characters. In the epic, the shedding of tears in the name of a departed or lost friend is considered respectable. However,…

The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare uses motifs throughout the play to drive the plot. Motifs such as violence, guilt, and the supernatural are used to manipulate the character’s minds that drives them to make horrific decisions. During the course of the play, these motifs interconnect; as a consequence they affect the actions of the character. Although each character has his/her own visions of their future, none seem to understand the driving forces behind their behavior and…

In the tomb of my mind, I can still hear the sounding sea. I can still see the death upon her eyes. Oh, author! Oh, raven! Thy beak is still deep in my heart. Edgar Allan Poe, in a literary career slightly exceeding more than twenty years, introduced the short story as a literary form, perfected the tale of psychological horror, and first articulated the idea of pure poetry. Pure poetry, as defined by Encyclopaedia Britannica, is the ‘message-free verse…

and sunny and green. Our first glimpse of the world outside of these gardens is gloomy and frightening, but the world inside the gardens is lively and peaceful and protected. We are then taken back to the river and how dark and gloomy it is. It is haunted by a “woman wailing for her demon-lover”. The river is then described as a fast rushing river and how it turns and jumps and rebounds off the rocks which reminds Coleridge of hail. Then it calms down and meanders “with a mazy motion”. The river…

Edgar Allan Poe always had a difficult life, starting when he was a child. When Poe’s mom died Mr. and Mrs. Allan adopted Poe when he was two years old. Poe was able to grow up in good surroundings and go to good school because Mr. John Allan was a successful merchant. However, Poe soon started to become broke leading him to join the army. Poe had a very difficult time getting his short stories and poems published. Although he had several jobs as an editor, those jobs did not last long. Poe died…

Symbolic Interpretations of “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe is well known for his cryptic, gothic tale of “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The narrator arrives at the ghastly house of the Usher family, where his old friends Rodrick, is suffering from a chronic illness. As the story progresses, the narrator as well begins to lose his mind as a result of the cryptic events that occur in the house. The book is filled deeper symbolic meanings. Everything from the house to the…

Citizen Kane is perhaps known around the world (and especially in the United States) as one the greatest American films ever made, and created by one of America’s greatest film directors that ever lived, his bold style and unconventional techniques made him a maverick, a genius, and rebel in the entertainment industry, and like the character portrayed in the film, director Orson Welles also had his rise and fall to fame. The film begins among the desolate landscape and remains of Xanadu…

Macbeth is the infamous cursed show written by the one and only William Shakespear. The play opens with three witches talking aongst themselves where they discuss a meeting place. They ultimately decide to meet on the heath after the conclusion of a battle (Which is indicated to have happened just previous to the shows opening scene) where they will meet someone named Macbeth. Scene two moves on to a military camp where King Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain and Lennox enter along with their attendants…

Women: intelligent, willing, and powerful. That is the definition used to describe those of today’s century who have conquered becoming political leaders, entrepreneurs, and working mothers in a world surrounded by critics. However, to understand the success of these women, one must understand how the 19th and 20th century influenced many to take a stand for equality in the political world. Many women during that time were raised and lived to be “perfect housewives,” providing a safe and clean…