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Poe’s Short Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
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Overview
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Summary & Analysis
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
Characters
Character List
Roderick Usher
C. Auguste Dupin
William Wilson
Lady Ligeia
Main Ideas
Themes
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Important Quotes Explained
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Context
Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
"MS. Found in a Bottle" (1833)
"Ligeia" (1838)
"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)
"William Wilson" (1839)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)
"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)
"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843)
"The Black Cat" (1843)
"The Purloined Letter" (1844)
"The Masque of the Red Death" (1845)
"The Cask of Amontillado" (1846)
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
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In "The Fall of the House of Usher," Roderick's sanity collapses when...
His sister gets sick
His house falls apart
His cat dies
He commits murder
2
of 5
In "William Wilson," what condition is the narrator suffering from?
Depression
Paranoia
Borderline personality disorder
Gout
3
of 5
In "Ligeia," the deceased Lady Ligeia takes the form of what type of architecture in the narrator's home?
Baroque
Gothic
Byzantine
Romanesque
4
of 5
In "The Purloined Letter," what is C. Auguste Dupin's secret motivation to solve the case?
Justice
Curiosity
Insecurity
Revenge
5
of 5
In "William Wilson," the second William Wilson shares the narrator's...
Name
Physical appearance
Manner of speaking
All of the above
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