his heart was breaking to see her die. After her death, he often left his house at night, unable to sleep. He would go to her grave and sleep beside her. This period influenced him to write one of his most famous poems, “Annabel Lee”. In this poem Poe writes:But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we-- Of many far wiser than we-- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling--my darling--my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, Her death had started his rapid down fall, which included long periods of drinking and eventually ended his life. Jacobs states that on October 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died in a hospital after being found lying in a gutter outside a voting poll where he had reportedly been trying to vote more than once.(124) Poe, although widely respected in his younger years had become thought of as crazy as he got older. The many losses that he suffered greatly contributed to his permanent sadness and gloom.Poe’s tragic life brought him great fortune, sadly, he was never around to see it. Like most great artists he was misunderstood in his time, and only in death was he able to achieve true fame. From his unstable early years to the death of his wife, Poe let everything around him enter his writing. The fact that people could relate to his characters made him a truly great writer. No matter how strange or crazy the characters were, there was always an undeniable human truth hidden inside. Those who were able to find that truth praised him for his depth. As for those who were not, they passed him off as just another m...
