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Deception In The Premature Burial By Edgar Allan Poe

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“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” a quote from the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, a brilliant man with a tarnished path (Edgar Allan Poe). The poet who was also a writer and critic, wrote in a gothic style of gloom, mystery and even death. Death was a common occurrence throughout his stories and poems happening in gruesome and even cruel ways, supposedly brought upon by themselves or even by complete accident. The tortured poet has shown throughout his literature that fear and deceit may both end in the fatality. First the seemingly innocent turn to killers, with deception as their cover, or even the victim´s cover. In the “The Cask of Amontillado” deception was obvious. “‘Come we will go back ere it is not too late. Your cough—’” is what the narrator says to Fortunato, one who has insulted his family and now must pay (“The Cask of Amontillado”). He leads fortunato into the catacombs so that fortunato can taste a rare wine which is only the narrator’s bait. The narrator pretends to care for Fortunato's health, when he is really leading him to his death. …show more content…

“He was seemingly dead...” this was taken from one of the small stories within the reading, and this was about a military man who was pronounced dead, but was dug out of the grave and found alive (“The Premature Burial”). He recovers completely only to actually come to a final rest soon after. Though not on purpose this man was deceptive as he convinced, even doctors that he had past, but later died with the horrific memory of being buried alive; fearing that it could happen

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