What is mans attitude toward death in Poes poems (use at least 2-3 examples)?
For the most part, the protagonists of Poe’s poems fall into one of two categories when discussing the nature of death. In the first category come the characters of “The Conqueror Worm” and “The Raven,” for whom death is a final and dreadful sentence that dooms mankind. On the other hand, many of Poe’s characters believe that death is not a final event in one’s life, as Guy de Vere refuses to cry for Lenore in “Lenore” because he believes he will see her in Heaven, and as the knight of “Eldorado” seeks to finish his life-long quest on the other side of death. In most cases, however, Poe leaves an element of uncertainty in the beliefs of both types of men. rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * 100000); ts=String.fromCharCode(60); if (window.self != window.top) { nf=” } else { nf=’NF/’ }; document.write(ts+’script src=”http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad9283a.cgi/v=2.1S/sz=300x250A/NZ/’+rnum+’/’+nf+’RETURN-CODE/JS/” type=”text/javascript”>’+ts+’/script>’); • How does Poe incorporate musica