There are three characters in "The Raven". Two are present; one is only spoken of. They are the narrator, the raven, and Lenore.
The narrator never gives his name. He is a mournful man after his love's death. He hides away in his chamber, not wishing to speak to anyone. Instead, he reads his books, showing that he is a scholarly man. He admits he "sought to borrow / From [his] books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore," but he is unable to forget her (line 9-10). This is why he starts to see the bird. He cannot move on. When the narrator meets the bird, he does not think it unusual that it talks. Either this shows that the narrator is losing his mind or he knows the bird is a supernatural being from the start. The narrator also seems to be quite defensive of his Lenore or at least, he is quick to anger. When the raven tells him Lenore is not in Heaven, he starts to yell and tries to get the bird to leave even though it was not really answering his question. It was just saying the only thing it can say, "Nevermore."
The raven is a mysterious being. The narrator assumes it is from the underworld. "Nevermore" is the raven's only "stock and store" (line 62). It never says anything else throughout the poem. The raven itself does not have much personality outside of its call of "Nevermore", but it is a symbol of the narrator's grief as well as the wisdom that the narrator gains through their exchange. The raven's presence helps to establish the darkness of the poem, making it more Gothic, also.
Lenore is only mentioned by the narrator, so the reader does not learn much about her. The narrator describes her as a "rare and radiant maiden" who was given her name by the angels (line 11). According to the narrator, she must be in Heaven even though the raven tells him she is not. Her death is the driving force behind the poem, though. This is common element in works by Poe - the death of a beautiful woman. The reason the narrator is so upset and alone in the beginning is because she has died, and the reason the raven has come to stay with the narrator is because he cannot let her memory go. In effect, she is the reason the poem exists.
There are three characters in "The Raven". Two are present; one is only spoken of. They are the narrator, the raven, and Lenore.The narrator never gives his name. He is a mournful man after his love's death. He hides away in his chamber, not wishing to speak to anyone. Instead, he reads his books, showing that he is a scholarly man. He admits he "sought to borrow / From [his] books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore," but he is unable to forget her (line 9-10). This is why he starts to see the bird. He cannot move on. When the narrator meets the bird, he does not think it unusual that it talks. Either this shows that the narrator is losing his mind or he knows the bird is a supernatural being from the start. The narrator also seems to be quite defensive of his Lenore or at least, he is quick to anger. When the raven tells him Lenore is not in Heaven, he starts to yell and tries to get the bird to leave even though it was not really answering his question. It was just saying the only thing it can say, "Nevermore."The raven is a mysterious being. The narrator assumes it is from the underworld. "Nevermore" is the raven's only "stock and store" (line 62). It never says anything else throughout the poem. The raven itself does not have much personality outside of its call of "Nevermore", but it is a symbol of the narrator's grief as well as the wisdom that the narrator gains through their exchange. The raven's presence helps to establish the darkness of the poem, making it more Gothic, also.Lenore is only mentioned by the narrator, so the reader does not learn much about her. The narrator describes her as a "rare and radiant maiden" who was given her name by the angels (line 11). According to the narrator, she must be in Heaven even though the raven tells him she is not. Her death is the driving force behind the poem, though. This is common element in works by Poe - the death of a beautiful woman. The reason the narrator is so upset and alone in the beginning is because she has died, and the reason the raven has come to stay with the narrator is because he cannot let her memory go. In effect, she is the reason the poem exists.
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