;from the secret…the thing that lies hidden in these wolds—Have drawn up the spectre of a planet from the limbo of lunary souls—from the Hell of the planetary souls” (404). The poem ends with a question not an answer.Edgar Allen Poe, one of the greatest American writers, leaves to the world wonderful works of literature. He writes tales and poems of ghastly creatures, long lost loves, revenge, and death. Nearly all of his writings contain some macabre message, “William Wilson”, or sorrowful statement, “The Raven”. In “William Wilson,” Poe writes, “ ‘You have conquered, and I yield. Yet henceforward art thou also dead—dead to the World, to Heaven and to Hope! In me didst thou exist—and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself” (Poe 200). Critics say of Poe, “during a short life of poverty, anxiety, and fantastic tragedy Poe establishes more in literature than any other writer. Many consider Poe to be an extraordinary poet although he is an insane man....
