There are multiple theories postulating Edgar Allan Poe’s death. Finding concrete evidence for his death theories is difficult, as there are very few accounts of the events that occurred prior to and after his passing. Edgar Allan Poe was constantly troubled during his life, and wanted to extricate himself from his excruciating emotional pain. In order to numb his pain he resorted to excessive drinking. The alcohol theory clarifies the cause of death of Edgar Allan
There have been many theories about the death of Edgar A. Poe. Many of these theories includes brain tumor, heart disease, flu, alcoholism, rabies, etc. The stories have been supported but, how accurate are they? Out of all the different theories, alcoholism and rabies are the most accurate ones. But, the most common and accurate one is that Edgar A. Poe died because of rabies.
It is ironic that the creator of the mystery genre died in the most curious way. The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1859 in Baltimore is one which stumps historians and professors to this day (Semtner). Was his extreme alcoholism the cause of his downfall? Was he beat to death by those whose works he criticized? Or was he simply ill; both mentally and physically?
Unless you assume that Poe was an alcoholic and cooped to get free liquor, in which case he would have joined
Poe's death has always been a mystery, but my belief is that Edgar Allan Poe died from cooping. Edgar Poe was found dead in front of a bar on October 7, 1849 which happened to be the night of an election. Elections were held at bars so more people would come and vote for a certain canidate. Poe was found in a different person's clothes which makes me believe that he was dressed in different clothing so that he could vote multiple times at multiple places. Poe was found dead in Baltimore which makes my point of that he died of cooping even stronger.
Many said Edger Allan Poe died of rabies or alcohol, but l have another idea of his death. In fact, to me , he died because of a brain tumor, that alcohol helped aid into his death. One reason I believed he died of a brain tumor, is Matthew Pearl notice a chimp on Poe’s skull , 3 decades later. He consult forensic pathologist, who believed this was a brain tumor.
Snotgrass tributed his death to a lethal amount of alcohol. Also, some newspapers said he died from ''congestion at the brain.'' They said Poe drank so much alcohol and did not care about getting sick. Which could have also caused congestion on his brain and could've took a big part in Poe's
From the very beginning of Edgar Allen Poe’s life, he was a mystery. But the most mysterious thing about his life is his death. The lack of information on how he died leads to several theories, which writers and experts have researched and it's come down to either alcohol or rabies. There is one reasonable explanation of how he dies, alcohol poisoning. There were many signs Poe showed related with alcohol poisoning, he had a past of drinking, and there is little evidence that rabies was the cause.
Poe 's Cause of Death Edgar Allen Poe 's death has been the topic of discussion for many historians and scholars for many years. The reason for his demise has been unsolved, because of the many different sources explaining his death. From what I 've learned from reading counts of Poe 's death, I 've concluded that Edgar Allen Poe died of rabies, rather than alcoholic intoxication. The reason why I believe it is rabies is because his symptoms were too severe and life threatening to be related to just alcohol. One reason of why I believe Poe died of rabies is because he exhibited signs and symptoms of late effects of rabies.
The Death of Edgar Allan Poe How do you think Poe die? There are different reasons and thoughts on how he actually died. Such as, rabies or alcohol. Some people even believe that we will never really know the real answer to how Poe died.
Many people believe Poe died of alcoholism, however he couldn't have because of the following reasons. "The writer was so sensitive to alcohol that a glass of wine would make him violently ill for days" (Jerome 188). Poe couldn’t have died of alcoholism, which troubled him before, because he turned his life around and almost completely stopped by the age of forty. Joseph Evans Snodgrass, editor and physician of Baltimore, stated Poe was witnessed in poorly fitted clothes that did not belong to him (184).
Despite what you might think, the decision I made on the death of Edgar Allan Poe was the right decision. I have concluded that Edgar Allan Poe died from suicide because he had many symptoms of suicidal thoughts, and he had to deal with many difficult things in the time that he was alive. Charles Baudelaire stated that Edgar Allan Poe's death was “a suicide prepared for a long time.” One of the reasons why I know I made the right decision about the cause of Edgar Allan Poe's death is his very obvious struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings. Let's discuss this further.
Since it was on an election day, some said he was dressed as different people to commit voter fraud – a practice that was used a lot in those days. These “frauds” were usually paid with free alcoholic drinks. Since Poe was in strange clothing and couldn’t remember where his luggage was or why he was in strange clothing, people thought he was simply drunk. Again, since alcohol has been ruled out by the medical field, I believe that a concussion from a severe beating caused his stupor and eventually his death. In fact, he was missing for 5 days.
For instance, in the rewrite of New York times of a Case Of Rabies “he always tried to avoid it!” (1 New York Times). This quote shows he didn 't drink enough alcohol to get alcohol poisoning because he always tried to avoid drinking. In addition, when the doctor looked over the symptoms they were just like the symptoms for rabies. For example, in the rewrite of New York Times of a Case Of Rabies the doctor reviewed the symptoms and said “Poe had
The decision I made to Edgar Allan Poe’s cause of death was being murdered. This is the right decision because my research and Socratic seminar relate to Poe’s conditions and appearances which support my decision. “Walsh argues that Poe actually made it to Philadelphia, where he was ambushed by Shelton’s three brothers,”(Catherine Townsend). This quote illustrates that Walsh’s brother didn’t want Poe with the reason that they probably didn’t want him to marry their sister since they were going to marry in 10 days as well as it supports Poe’s later conditions and appearances when he was at the hospital.
