"The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, went envying her and me"
"Annabel Lee"
100
"Annabel Lee"
Poe
100
Give 3 characteristics of gothic writing
Death, gloom, decay, loss, potential evil in the individual, darkness of the supernatural, dark medieval castles, extreme situations, essential truth, human heart,
100
How is an individual supposed to live, according to Transcendentalists?
From within; do not conform; keep questioning/exploring; you have all of the answers inside of you; be your true self; connect with nature
100
Why did Thoreau move to Walden Pond?
To have independence from society
200
"Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist."
"Self Reliance"
200
"Walden"
Thoreau
200
Why does the author kill the old man in "Tell Tale Heart"?
Because of his eye
200
Name a Civil Rights Leader who would support the Transcendentalist Movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
How is Hawthorne connected to The Crucible?
His ancestors played a role in the Salem Witch Trials. He felt guilt for this his entire life.
300
"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing."
"Tell Tale Heart"
300
"Self Reliance"
Emerson
300
In "The Raven" who does the speaker really have a conflict with?
Himself
300
Explain Emerson's view of government, laws, rules, and societal expectations.
He believes in breaking them; being controversial; doing your own thing; do not conform to what society wants you to be or do
300
Name 3 events in Poe's life that contributed to his writing.
-Loss of mother
-Loss of wife
-Loss of step father
-Father abandoning him
-Married his younger cousin
400
"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand"
"Walden"
400
"A Rose for Emily"
Faulkner
400
What does the clock symbolize in "The Masque of the Red Death"?
Judgment, Fate, The End
400
What does Walden Pond symbolize?
Tranquility of nature, withdraw from social conventions and obligations, spiritual beliefs
400
How is the date Thoreau moved to Walden Pond symbolic?
July 4 - independence day for America; he wanted independence from society
500
"The greatest curiosity of the study remains to be mentioned: it was a ponderous folio volume, bound in black leather, with massive silver clasps"
"Dr Heidegger's Experiment"
500
"Dr Heidegger's Experiment"
Hawthorne
500
Give an interpretation of the rooms Prince Prospero runs through before dying from the "Red Death"
1. Seven deadly sins
2. Life cycle
3. The waste of a life
500
How is the view of the individual different in Transcendentalism than it is in gothic writing?
Gothic - An individual has flaws, is evil, sins
Transcen - An individual has all of the answers within, it is better to be evil if that is your true self than to live as society wants
500
Explain how Poe is different than Hawthorne and Faulkner even though they are all gothic writers.
Poe - people's true nature, evil, explored human mind for essential truth
Hawthorne - explored human heart and desires
Faulkner - ghost of the past