The Pit and the Pendulum Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Pit and the Pendulum Group at eNotes. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:49:50 en-us <![CDATA[The reader is left breathless by the climactic ending. The rescue of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-ending-edgar-allen-poes-pit-pendulum-119071 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-ending-edgar-allen-poes-pit-pendulum-119071 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:49:50 PST <![CDATA[How does the ending in "The Pit and the Pendulum" affect the reader? How...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-ending-edgar-allen-poes-pit-pendulum-119071 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-ending-edgar-allen-poes-pit-pendulum-119071 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:05:22 PST <![CDATA[Before we begin to answer the question, we need to be sure that we have...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/who-protagonist-who-antagonist-pit-pendulum-117125 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/who-protagonist-who-antagonist-pit-pendulum-117125 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:22:56 PST <![CDATA[Who is the protagonist, and who is the antagonist, in the story "The Pit...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/who-protagonist-who-antagonist-pit-pendulum-117125 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/who-protagonist-who-antagonist-pit-pendulum-117125 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:16 PST <![CDATA[In "The Pit and the Pendulum," Poe gives little clues along the way that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/this-story-what-an-example-foreshadowing-115703 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/this-story-what-an-example-foreshadowing-115703 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:43 PST <![CDATA[In "The Pit and the Pendulum" what is an example of foreshadowing?]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/this-story-what-an-example-foreshadowing-115703 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/this-story-what-an-example-foreshadowing-115703 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:31 PST <![CDATA[Name one dynamic charcter in the story and describe some changes that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/name-one-dynamic-charcter-story-describe-some-115507 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/name-one-dynamic-charcter-story-describe-some-115507 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:33:51 PST <![CDATA[These question have been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-plot-setting-pit-pendulum-112527 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-plot-setting-pit-pendulum-112527 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:41:53 PST <![CDATA[What is the plot and setting for "The Pit and the Pendulum"?  ]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-plot-setting-pit-pendulum-112527 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-plot-setting-pit-pendulum-112527 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:33:53 PST <![CDATA[The first almost-death occurrence is when he stumbles in his dark...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-different-kinds-death-narrator-almost-110437 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-different-kinds-death-narrator-almost-110437 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:49:43 PST <![CDATA[In "The Pit and the Pendulum" what are three different kinds of death...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-different-kinds-death-narrator-almost-110437 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-different-kinds-death-narrator-almost-110437 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:25:54 PST <![CDATA[This story is set during the Inquisition, where anyone that would not...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/why-narrator-pit-pendulum-scared-finding-himself-108703 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/why-narrator-pit-pendulum-scared-finding-himself-108703 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:30:41 PST <![CDATA[During his sentencing and right after, the narrator is incredibly groggy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/after-his-sentence-death-narrators-says-he-could-108755 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/after-his-sentence-death-narrators-says-he-could-108755 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:55:10 PST <![CDATA[In "The Pit and the Pendulum," after his sentence of death the narrator...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/after-his-sentence-death-narrators-says-he-could-108755 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/after-his-sentence-death-narrators-says-he-could-108755 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:38:34 PST <![CDATA[In "The Pit and the Pendulum" why is the narrator scared of finding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/why-narrator-pit-pendulum-scared-finding-himself-108703 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/why-narrator-pit-pendulum-scared-finding-himself-108703 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:51:43 PST <![CDATA[This, like all of Poe's writings, conveys a feeling of fear, depression,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-single-effect-pit-pendulum-55733 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-single-effect-pit-pendulum-55733 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:13 PST <![CDATA[The story is told in first person. Because it is first person and we...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-point-view-was-story-told-60819 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-point-view-was-story-told-60819 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:16:41 PST <![CDATA[The most obvious general conflict is that the prisoner (the narrator) is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-types-conflict-pit-pendulum-105439 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-types-conflict-pit-pendulum-105439 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:23:07 PST <![CDATA[What are the three types of conflict in "The Pit and the Pendulum"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-types-conflict-pit-pendulum-105439 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/what-three-types-conflict-pit-pendulum-105439 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:05:48 PST <![CDATA[Because he is in total darkness, the narrator must use other means to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-narrator-determine-size-his-prison-what-102931 http://www.enotes.com/pit-pendulum/q-and-a/how-does-narrator-determine-size-his-prison-what-102931 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:12:24 PST