When reviewing Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tales‚ Edgar Allen Poe pronounced that the short story‚ if skillfully written‚ should deliver a single preconceived effect- an effect upon which incidents be fashioned to accommodate that effect. Edgar Allen Poe was indeed a skillful writer. His short story‚ "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a flawless example of a story in which all elements contribute to the delivery of a single emotional effect. Poe accomplishes this by achieving a perfect tone‚ developing
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Gothic texts are distinguished by the conventions they explore. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole‚ The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe and Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridgem all create an atmosphere of mystery and suspense and highlight to cruel terrors and passions prevalent in Gothic texts. In atmosphere of gloom and terror can be conveyed through medieval setting and inexplicable occurances. In the Castle of Otranto‚ various events occur‚ which are completely arbitrary
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In every dark story many authors use gothic elements to intensify the suspense on what will happen next. In " The Fall Of The House Of Usher‚" Edgar Poe uses suspense‚ symbolism‚ and gloomy atmospheres to pave the plot of the story. In "The Fall Of The House Of Usher‚" the author uses suspense to give the reader uncertainty about the conclusion. For instance‚ the author specifically creates suspense by creating wonders and attempting to conclude what will happen next such as‚ " I dread the events
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The men talk together and engage in artistic endeavors‚ painting and writing poetry. Roderick composes some ballads‚ some of which he sings as he accompanies himself on the guitar. One titled "The Haunted Palace‚" which Poe published apart from this story‚ offers a poetic rendition of the life and times of the House of Usher‚ including a foreshadowing of Roderick’s own death. They pass some additional time together reading fantastic novels and discussing
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And in the rooms of archives like Bad Arolsen lie millions of stories waiting to be told. At the baroque palace in Bad Arolsen‚ on huge sliding shelves marked with the names of the camps‚ cities‚ battles‚ regions‚ in alphabetical registers‚ lurk unfinished stories‚ trapped fates‚ big and little personal histories‚ embodied histories‚ there are people huddled
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and then profuse bleeding from the pores‚ lasting about half an hour until killing it’s victim. As The Red Death is rapidly spreading throughout the country‚ Prince Prospero is optimistic and derives a plan. He decides to lock the gates of his palace inviting only a thousand of his peers to be spared from the disease. After five months the Prince throws an elaborate masquerade ball‚ decorating each room in a certain color. The first chamber was vividly blue‚ the second was purple along with
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returned. Christine is passionate about debunking horror story myths and has made multiple documentaries and written many books about her findings on these stories. Today she embarks on her journey to the castle of many murders. Before today this palace was
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Edgar12 Edgar Allan Poe born January 19‚ 1809‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S. died October 7‚ 1849‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland. American short story writer‚ poet‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ editor‚ and critic‚ famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. The atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivalled in American fiction‚ earning him‚ rightfully‚ the title of father of modern horror literature. His tale "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) initiated the modern detective story. His
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He senses that the house itself is causing much of his illness. His reading of the “The Haunted Palace‚” the poem on page 93 and 94 reflects his fear of a once glorious‚ vibrant place becoming a decrepit and deteriorated one‚ much like the structure of the physical house and of Roderick himself. As his fears increase‚ his perception of his surroundings
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Qin Dinasty was one of seven Kingdoms which fought to reign over the Chinese empire around the 300BC. At this period‚ the king of the Zhou Dynasty was always the leader of the empire‚ but he could no more make no decision. The dynasty of Qin is one of the briefest but also one of the most important Chinese dynasties. Its administration indeed corresponds to the implementation of the imperial order and opens the way to the powerful dynasty of Han. Towards the end of Zhou Dynasty‚ in this period so-called
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