The Premature Burial

The Need of Being One’s Own Puppeteer In a world that seems like it’s rapidly expanding, there are some, like myself, that are still focused on the earth’s tiny spaces. What I’m describing is an anxiety related to the thoughts and visual triggers surrounding tight and suffocating places. People who constantly face these apprehensions suffer from claustrophobia or the fear of enclosed spaces. Ranging from elevators to being buried alive in coffins, people like myself have the constant fear of…

The “Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe is a thrilling short story about seeking revenge through a murder plot. This story is not only interesting, but it also has incredible detail. Through his use of carefully constructed characterization, diction, and irony, Poe creates a mood that is both chilling and horrifying. Throughout this short story Poe uses characterization to build up suspense and to strengthen his writing. Without Fortunato's character there would not be a story.…

Woman in ancient Rome served both religous and political roles. One of the most prominent Religous roles woman served was the servance of vestal virgins. There are a total of six Vestal 's, who served the goddess Vesta. They were isolated from the rest of society and kept in a sanctuary where anyone can enter during the day. Their significance was keeping the vestal 's chasity, or known as virginity, as it is seen as a sigma of keep the fire lit in rome. Because of their belief in complete…

Oscar Wilde is often regarded as the most notorious writers of the Victorian-era and one of the most famous writers of all time through his controversial works. His writing has inspired and influenced many through his commentary on his society and the shallow nature of people, while also being considered a martyr for the homosexual movement. His most notorious work, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is often regarded as a reflection of his life, homosexuality, and his religious upbringing. Wilde used…

Edgar Alan Poe wrote among many short stories, The Masque of the Read Death. Although the title sounds horribly eerie, the story itself succeeded in becoming even creepier. Disease, known as the Read Death, struck a kingdom, killing off many subjects very gruesomely. The ruler, a prince known as Prospero, did nothing to assist in treating those ill, or preventing others from contracting Read Death. Instead, he ran, hiding away in a secluded castle, with noblemen, and entertainers. After six…

Grammatical Analysis #1 The first noticeable aspect of Michael Crichton’s piece “Premature Burial” is the author’s affinity for long, cumbersome sentences. Although the piece contains many examples of compound and complex sentences, it is almost devoid of simple sentences. After reading the work twice, I have counted only two simple sentences: “Nor was this widespread fear a simple neurotic obsession” and “Victorians dealt with their uncertainty in two ways.” Both sentences contain a single…

reader. The writing style of Edgar Allan Poe is shown to be of dark nature which is also known as dark romanticism. In the story “The Premature Burial”, Edgar Allan Poe focused on the thought of being buried alive. Poe has the characteristics of romanticism by showing off his supernatural side which is reflected into his writings. In this quote from the premature burial, “ The face assumed the usual pinched and sunken outline. The lips were of the usual marble power power pay L The lips were of…

was done because the friend insulted the narrator. Another story, "The Premature Burial" is about different stories about people being buried alive and then Edgar 's own story of being buried alive and how it was like Hell. Edgar Allan Poe uses dark diction, creative figurative language, and intelligent repetition to enhance his writing, this can be proved by using the stories, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Premature Burial". The first reason of how Edgar Allan Poe enhanced his writing is…

to what Mariana had stated before, that “One simply does what one has to do” (Fernández and Franco 393) as the narrator clearly feels that decorating her aunt’s casket in that way is something that she must do. The narrator then missed her aunt’s burial ceremony, instead choosing to write in her journal to say goodbye and honor her memory instead. At the…

In the burial site at Marosszentanna, the bodies were laid out in perpendicular directions, approximately along a north-south axis, except for twelve graves that were aligned east-west. These graves contained no grave goods nor eating or drinking vessels. The hands of at least two of the corpses were also clasped in a Christian manner and have been dated as the most recent graves (Köpeczi et al.). This indicates the transition from non-Christian to Christian and the acceptance of such a…