Anabel Lee And The Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe: Life and Literature Edgar Allan Poe was a controversial author in the 1800’s who was best known for his macabre writing style. He has wrote many works, and all of them seem to have the same eerie tone. In both “Annabel Lee” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are perfect examples of this distinctive theme. These two works both share the morbid nature that most of his other works share too. He was best known for this, however, and he even had reasons for his creepy nature. In “Anabel Lee”, Poe reminisces on his past love, Virginia Clemm. Clemm was his cousin and his wife, she was only thirteen at the time of their marriage, while he was twenty-seven. She was an innocent angel to him, and he loved her. However, Clemm died of tuberculosis in 1847 at the age of twenty-four. He also lost his mother, Eliza Poe, at a young age too. He grew up to also lose many other women in his life, although his wife and mother are the ones who are recognized more. His wife, Virginia Clemm, is reflected in this story. Her undeniable beauty and the sudden loss of her are the themes of this work. “Anabel Lee” starts peacefully, but ends in agony and grieving. “The angels, not half so happy in heaven, went envying her

A critic who has reviewed Anabelle Lee, John Cowper Powys has said Poe expresses "a certain dark, wilful melancholy,"(bookrags.com). This is usually perceived as being an after effect of losing his mother, his wife, and any other important person. Poe has a certain depressing aura that follows almost every piece of his. Another critic, Alwin Templar, was quoted saying “It certainly contains all the ingredients necessary to satisfy the appetite of any Poe enthusiast – an enigmatic narrator, alcohol and the effects thereof, […]” (wordpress.com). Poe’s addiction to alcohol most likely had a role in The Black Cat, as it was a story with a character who seemed to always be