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EdgarAllanPoe
Formyownpart，Isoonfoundadisliketwithihiswasjustthereverseofated;but—Iknohyitwas—itsevidentfondnessformyselfratherdisgustedandannoyed.Byslowdegrees，thesefeelingsofdisgustandaothebitterred.Iavoidedthecreature;asenseofshame，andtheremembranerdeedofcruelty，preventingmefromphysicallyabusingit.Ididnot，forsomeweeks，strike，orotherwiseviolentlyilluseit;butgradually—verygradually—Icametolookuponitwithuhing，alyfromitsodiouspresenthebreathofapestilence.
Whatadded，nodoubt，tomyhatredofthebeast，wasthedisafterIbroughtithome，that，likePluto，italsohadbeendeprivedofoseyes.Thisce，however，oomywife，who，asIhavealreadysaid，possessed，inahighdegree，thathumanityoffeelingwhimydistinguishingtrait，andthesouranyofmysimplestapleasures.
Withmyaversiontothiscat，however，itspartialityformyselfseemedtoifollowedmyfootstepsertinacitywhichitwouldbediffiakethereaderprehe，itwouldeathmychair，uponmyknees，ewithitsloathsomecaresses.IfIarosetowalkitwouldgetbetweehushrowmedown，or，fasteningitslongandsharpmydress，clamber，inthismaomybreast.Atsuchtimes，althoughIlowithabloithheldfromsodoing，partlybyamemoryofmyformercrime，butchiefly—letmefessitatonce—byabsolutedreadofthebeast.
Thisdreadwaslyadreadofphysicalevil—aIshouldbeatalosshowotherwisetodefi.Iamalmostashamedtoowhisfelon’scell，Iamalmostashamedtoown—thattheterrorandhorrorwithwhiimalinspiredme，hadbeeehemerestchimerasitwouldbepossibletoywifehadcalledmyattentiohahecharaarkofwhitehair，ofoken，andwhistitutedthesolevisiblediffereraheoneIhaddestroyed.Thereaderwillrememberthatthismark，althe，hadbeeninallyveryi，byslreesnearlyimperceptible，andwhichftimemyReasledtorejeciful—ithad，atlength，assumedarigorousdistiliwasionofaIshuddertoname—andforthis，aboveall，Iloathed，anddreaded，andwouldhaveridmyselfofthemonsterhadIdared—itwasnow，Isay，theimageofahideous—ofaghastlything—oftheGALLOWS!—oh，mournfulandterribleengineofHorrorandofCrime—ofAgonyah!
AndnowwasIidthewretereHumanity.A—whosefellotuouslydestroyed—abrutebeasttoworkoutforme—formeaman，fashioheimageoftheHighGod—somusufferablewo!Alas!herbydaynhtkheblessianymtheformerthecreatureleftmealone;aer，Istarted，hourly，fromdreamsofuofibreathofthethinguposvastweight—ani-MarethatIhadoshakeoff—iernallyupo!
&hepressureoftormentssuchasthese，thefeebleremnahinmesuccumbed.Evilthoughtsbeates—thedarkestahoughts.Themoodinessofmyusualtemperiredofallthingsandofallmankihesudde，andungoversofafurytowhiowblindlyabandonedmyself，myunplainingwife，alas!wasthemostusualaientofsufferers.
Onedaysheae，uponsomehouseholderrand，iheoldbuildingwhipelledustoinhabit.Theedowairs，ahrowingmeheadloedmetomadness.Upliftinganaxe，aing，inmywrath，thechildishdreadwhichhadhithertostayedmyhand，Iaimedablowattheanimalwhich，ofcourse，rovedinstantlyfatalhaditdesdedasIwished.Butthisblowwasarrestedbythehandofmywife.Goaded，bytheiemorethandemoniacal，Iwithdrewmyarmfrraspaheaxeinherbrain.Shefelldeadupo，withoutagroan.
Thishideousmurderaplished，Isetmyselfforthwith，airedeliberatioaskofgthebody.IkIoveitfromthehouse，eitherbydayht，withouttheriskofbeiheneighbors.Maeredmymind.Atohoughtofgthetomis，aroyingthembyfire.Atanother，Iresolvedtodigagraveforitinthefloorofthecellar.Agaiedaboutgitiheyard—aboutpagitinabox，asifmerdize，withtheusualarras，aiakeitfromthehouse.FinallyIhituponwhatIsideredafarbetterexpedieherofthese.Idetermiointhecellar—asthemonksofthemiddleagesarerecordedtohavetheirvictims.
Forapurposesuchasthisthecellarted.Itswallswerelooselystrudhadlatelybeehroughoutlaster，whichthedampheatmospherehadpreventedfr.Moreover，iheroje，causedbyafalseey，orfireplace，thathadbeenfilledup，aoresembletherestofthecellar.ImadenodoubtthatIcouldreadilydisplacethebricksatthispoihedwallthewholeupasbefore，sothatnoeyecoulddeteythingsuspicious.
AndinthiscalIwasnotdeceived.Bymeansofacrow-barIeasilydislodgedthebrid，havingcarefullydepositedthebodyagainsttheinnerroppeditinthatpositiohlittletrouble，Ire-laidthewholestructureasitinallystood.Haviar，sand，andhair，witheverypossiblepre，Ipreparedaplasterwhiotbedistiheold，andwiththisIverycarefullywehenehenIhadfisatisfiedthatallwasright.Thewalldidheslightestappearanceofhaviurbed.Therubbishonthefloorickedupwiththemicare.Ilookedaroundtriumphantly，andsaidtomyself—“Hereatleast，then，mylaborhasnotbeeninvain.”
&epwastolookforthebeastwhichhadbeentheuchwretess;forIhad，atlength，firmlyresolvedtoputittodeath.HadIbeewithit，atthemoment，therecouldhavebeennodoubtofitsfate;butitappearedthattheimalhadbeeheviolenypreviousanger，aopresentitselfimood.ItisimpossibletodesagiheblissfulsenseofreliefwhichtheabseedcreatureoybosoItdidsappearahenight—andthusfhtatleast，sirodutothehouse，Isoundlyandtranquillyslept;aye，sleptevenwiththeburdenofmurderuponmysoul!
Thesedthethirddaypassed，andstillmytorme.OnIbreathedasafreemaer，interror，hadfledthepremisesforever!Ishouldbeholditnomore!Myhappinessreme!Theguiltofmydarkdeeddisturbedmebutlittle.Somefewinquirieshadbeehesehadbeenreadilyanswered.Evenasearchhadbeeniofothingwastobediscovered.Ilookeduponmyfuturefelicityassecured.
Upohdayoftheassassination，apartyofthepolicecame，veryuothehouse，andproceededagaintorousiionofthepremises.Secure，however，iabilityofmyplaenoembarrassmeheofficersbademeapaheirsearch.Theyleftnonookorexplored.Atlength，forthethirdorfourthtime，theydestothecellar.Iquiverednotinamuscle.Myheartbeatcalmlyasthatofonewhoslumbersininnoce.Iwalkedtheendtoend.Ifoldedmyarmsuponmybosom，androamedeasilytoandfro.Thephlysatisfiedaleeatmyheartwasttoberestrained.Iburosayifbutoneword，bywayoftriumph，andtorenderdoublysuretheirassuranyguiltlessness.
&lemen，”
Isaidatlast，asthepartyasdedthesteps，“Idelighttohaveallayedyoursuspis.Iwishyouallhealth，andalittlemorecourtesy.Bythebye，gehis—thisisaverywellstructedhouse.”
（Intherabiddesiretosaysomethingeasily，IsewwhatIutteredatall.）—“Imaysayalywellstructedhouse.Thesewalls—areyougoihesewallsaresolidlyputtogether，”
ahroughthemerefrenzyofbravado，Irappedheavily，withaewhichIheldinmyhand，upoionofthebrick-workbehindwhichstoodthecorpseofthewifeofmyboso
ButmayGodshieldanddelivermefromthefangsoftheArd!hereverberationofmyblowssunkihanIwasansweredbyavoiwithiomb!—byacry，atfirstmuffledahesobbingofadthenquicklyswellingintoonelong，loud，and，utterlyanomalousandinhuman—ahowl—awailingshriek，halfofhorrorandhalfoftriumph，suchasmighthavearisenonlyoutofhell，tlyfromthethroatsofthedammedintheiragonyahatexultiion.
Ofmyownthoughtsitisfollytospeak.Swooning，Istaggeredtotheoppositewall.Forothepartyupoairsremaiiohroughextremityofterrorahe，adozenstoutarmsweretoilifellbodily.Thecreatlydedclottedwithgore，stooderectbeforetheeyesofthespectators.Upohredextehandsolitaryeyeoffire，satthehideousbeastwhosecrafthadsedutomurder，andwhvoietothehangman.Ihadwalledthemohiomb!
1.Discussthefollowiions.
1）Isthenarratortinhisas?Isheafullydevelopedcharacter?How?Why?
2）Doyoufiorlikable?Wouldyouwahim?
3）Doesthestoryendtheected?How?Why?
4）Whatisthetralprimarypurposeofthestory?Isthepurposeimpful?
5）Whyisthestoryusuallysideredaworkofhorrorliterature?WouldyoureaditatHalloween?
6）Howessentialisthesettiory?Couldthestoryhavetakenplaywhereelse?
7）Whataresomeofthetroversialelemeory?Weretheynecessary?
8）Whatistheroleofwome?
9）WhatarethefancywordsexclusivelyusedbyPoe?
10）Whataretheflithisstory?
2.OralActivity:Talkwithyourpartyourettableexperiehananimalorrelatetoyourpartorybetweenhumanandanimalsyouheardabouti.
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