Edgar Allan Poe Flashcards
0
Q
What did all of the women he was close to die from
A
Tuberculosis
1
Q
When was poe born
A
1809
2
Q
When did poes foster mother die?
A
1829
3
Q
Who was poes first love
A
Jane standard died of brain tumor when Poe was 15
4
Q
When did his first wife Virginia die
A
1847
5
Q
When did Poe die and where
A
1849 Baltimore Maryland
6
Q
Three different theories of how he died
A
Victim of political kidnapping
Rabies
Alcoholism
7
Q
What themes does Poe focus on
A
Death
Portray woman more sympathetically than men
Madness
Guilt
8
Q
Who was he first engaged to at age 16
A
Emira royster
Later was engaged to her after va died but her parents found someone better so it didn’t work out
9
Q
Went to West Point but
A
Hated it so he expelled himself
