A Rose for Emily
Emily's refusal to pay taxes symbolizes what?
What is "Resistance to change"
What does Prince Prospero's abbey (palace) represent?
What is "wealth and privilege attempting to escape death"
Why does the narrator visit the Usher mansion?
What is, "Roderick has written him to ask for help"
According to the speaker, what caused Annabel Lee's death?
What is, "A storm sent from jealous angels"
The play is an allegory (symbol) for what?
What is, "McCarthyism and mass hysteria"
What does the decaying Grierson house most clearly represent?
What is "Emily's mental decline" & "the fading Old South"
What does the ebony (black) clock represent?
What is "the inevitability of time and death"
What does the physical condition of the Usher house symbolize?
What is, "The decline of the Usher bloodline"
Why does the speaker believe the angels were jealous?
What is, "Their love was so pure and powerful"
Why does Elizabeth lie in court about John's affair?
What is, "She wants to protect John's reputation"
The townspeople's attitude toward Emily can best be described as
What is "sympathetic"
Why do the guests stop dancing each time the clock chimes?
What is "the sound reminds them of death"
What does the crack on the exterior of the house foreshadow?
What is, "The collapse of both the house and the Usher family"
What is the central theme of the poem?
What is, "The endurance of love beyond death"
Why is Giles Corey ultimately killed?
What is, "He refuses to confess to the court"
The story critiques which theme most strongly?
What is "the destructive danger of isolation"
What does Prospero's reaction to the masked figure show us?
What is "his arrogance and denial of fate"
What do the sounds that the narrator hears while reading the story represent?
What is, "Madeline is alive and trying to escape"
What does the constant repetition of Annabel Lee's name emphasize?
What is, "The speaker's obsession and never-ending love"
Reverend Hale undergoes a major transformation when he...
What is, "Begins doubting the court and its ethics"
Why does Faulkner tell the events in the story out of order?
What is "to build suspense around Emily's secret"
What does the sequence of colored rooms represent?
What is "the stages of human life"
What does Roderick Usher suffer from?
What is, "Extreme sensitivity and psychological deterioration"
What tone does the metaphor, "a kingdom by the sea" create?
What is, "A mysterious and fairy-tale like tone"
Overall, the play argues:
What is, "Mass hysteria and fear destroy justice"