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Poe’s Short Stories
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Poe’s Short Stories
by:
Edgar Allan Poe
Overview
Summary
Plot Overview
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
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
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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)
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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“William Wilson” (1839) Quick Quiz
1
of 5
In “William Wilson,” what is the narrator’s school surrounded by?
A spiked iron gate
A dark forest
A moat
A cornfield
2
of 5
Which of the following is NOT a setting in “William Wilson”?
Oxford
Eton
Rome
Glendinning
3
of 5
After moving to Oxford, the narrator of “William Wilson” becomes skilled at ___.
Drinking
Smoking
Gambling
Boxing
4
of 5
The masquerade that the narrator of “William Wilson” attends is at the home of which man?
The duke Di Broglio
The duke of Spain
The duke of Glendinning
The duke of Oxford
5
of 5
At the end of “William Wilson,” the narrator stabs his rival only to realize that __.
He loved William Wilson
He stabbed the duke
He stabbed his cat
He stabbed himself
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Character List
CHARACTERS
Roderick Usher: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
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