Poe Flashcards
Where is the protagonist at the beginning of the BC?
He is in prison waiting to be hung
Describe the protagonist’s childhood (BC)
loved animals
Perversness (BC)
doing something simply because you know it is wrong
Internal conflict (BC)
the man is always fighting against himself
he is not very strong-willed
can not fight his urges (alcohol, killing wife)
Protagnoist’s reaction to the first mutillation of Pluto
does not feel much guilt
Why does the protagonist kill the first cat
perversness
he knew that the cat loved him
How does the protagnoist view the cat and his wife>
They embody the kindess that the protagnoist used to have
this makes the protagnist hate them both
How does the protagonist feel after killing his wife (BC)
he feels happy and free after killing his wife
What factors create the mood in the P+P?
Gloomy setting
Isolated castle
Dreary music
The Unknown (viewer does not know what happened)
Shady characters
Don Medina early internal conflicts
Telling the truth vs. covering the past
Also, Medina is trying to come to terms with Elizabeth;s death
Don Medina late internal conflicts
Guilt vs. sanity
Fighting hysteria
Horror gothic in P+P
Psychological behavior of Don Medina
Source of fright is not destroyed (Elizabeth still alive in chamber)
Repression in P+P
Don Medina represses the childhood memory of watching his father kill his uncle and mother
Hysteria in P+P
Don Medina lashes out
ID in P+P
Don Medina’s “animal instincts” take over when he finds out about the affair
