Level Two Questions on The Black Veil

1. Why does Mr. Hooper decide to wear a black veil

2.What kind of person is Mr. Hooper?

Week of September 27th Questions

Week of September 27th--Gothic Literature!

With your blog group, develop 2 level two questions that reflect your reading of Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil"; you must also respond thoughtfully to these 2 level two questions! Remember, you should post these 2 level two questions, then respond to them. You are expected to refine and inform your blog at least three times throughout the week.

Old man's eye

This is a good representation of what the old man's eye would have looked like since it has a veil over it.

Tell-Tale Heart questions

Discuss who could be the villain (antagonist) in Tell-Tale Heart? Consider your many options for the villain and discuss your rationale for your final choice. 

What is the narrators motivation in reciting the crime? Consider the details he provides as he recites the crime from the beginning to the end. 

What is the ultimate irony in Tell-Tale Heart and how does it relate to the title of the story?

The Tell Tale Heart eye

According to the description of "The Tell Tale Heart", the evil eye the old man possessed was blue and it was the cause as to what freaked out the narrator(who happens to also be the protagonist) and give him the desire of wanting to murder the old man. (Athena Baker.)

Heart from "Tell Tale Heart"

The heart shown in this picture is suppose to represent the old man's heart in "Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. In the story, the heart "revealed"(it beated still)  to the antagonist and the police that the antagonist himself murdered the old man.

Week of September 20th Questions

Discuss who could be the villain (antagonist) in Tell-Tale Heart? Consider your many options for the villain and discuss your rationale for your final choice.

What is the narrators motivation in reciting the crime? Consider the details he provides as he recites the crime from the beginning to the end.

What is the ultimate irony in Tell-Tale Heart and how does it relate to the title of the story?

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Dagger in "The Masque of Red Death"

The dagger in "The Masque of the Red Death" symbolizes Prince Prospero's power. In the story, Prince Prospero tries to chase away the Red Death(who symbolizes the Prince's mortality) by using his dagger. Throught the course of the story however, the Prince suddenly drops his dagger which symbolizes the fall of his power.

The Masque of the Red Death--Week of September 13th


1. Describe the internal and external workings of the Protagonist (Prince Prospero).



2. Why does Prince Prospero voluntarily isolate himself?



3. Who does Prince Prospero invite to his great fete?



4. Describe Prince Prospero's great fete and the physical description of each of the seven apartments (chambers).



5. Who is the villian and how does he represent the "repressed emotions" of Prince Prospero?