"William Wilson"
Who are the two main characters of "William Wilson"?
William Wilson and William Wilson
Who is the narrator?
Unknown
What is narration?
reciting events, stories, etc.
What is character?
one specific trait or characteristic; playing a role or part in a story
What is point of view?
an observer's standpoint, judgement, or conceived notion of a story, article, picture, etc.
What does William Wilson struggle with balancing?
Love and Hate
What is the narrators obsession with the old man?
his one vulture-eye
Who is the narrator?
the person who is narrating the story
Is the second William Wilson real or imaginary?
Imaginary
First person pronouns
I, Me, Myself
What is one of the main themes?
Love and Hate
How do the police catch the narrator for the murder?
He confesses
Is William Wilson a reliable or unreliable narrator?
Unreliable
What character does the narrator murder in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The old man with one vulture-eye
Second person pronouns
You, Your
"As it was, I grew restive in the extreme under his distasteful supervision, and daily resented more and more openly what I considered his intolerable ignorance." (Poe, 10)
1st Person
What time does the clock strike right after the narrator murders the old man and right before the police knock on the door?
4
Does the narrator produce the tone or the mood of the story?
Tone
What is the difference between the protagonist of a story and the antagonist?
Protagonist is the Hero.
Antagonist is the Villain.
Third person pronouns
Her/Him, He/She