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 want to kill the old man?
What is, "Because of his vulture eye"
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"
Why does the narrator confess to the police?
What is, "He believes they can hear the heartbeat too"
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 narrator say is the reason he isn't insane?
What is, "He carefully planned the murder"
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 effect does Poe's constant repetition create?
What is, "Nervous instability in the narrator"
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"
The old man's "vulture eye" symbolizes the narrator's:
What is, "Fear and obsession"
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"