Gloomy and Horrifying details of the old man's death
Poe's personal experiences with death
An anti-hero who is brings about his own downfall
Disturbing Characterisation
"Why do you say I am mad?"
"I foamed - I raved - I swore!"
"First of all I dismembered the corpse."
"hellish tattoo of the heart"
"it was the groan of mortal terror"
"his room was as black as pitch"
Links to Dark Romanticism - An individual that is prone to sin and self-destruction
Links to Dark Romanticism - An individual's inability to change for the better
Theme of Morality - Truth will out