Markheim Questions and Answers
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How are the mirrors and clocks used as symbols in "Markheim"?
The store owner suggests that Markheim purchase a hand mirror as a Christmas gift for his lady-friend, and Markheim becomes furious. He yells at the store owner that giving a woman a gift of a...
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How are Markheim's character traits revealed throughout Stevenson's short story "Markheiem"?
Three significant literary techniques Stevenson uses to reveal Markheim's character traits in "Markheim" are the use of reflection, reminiscence of past activities and his doppelganger. In the...
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What is the story 'Markheim' about?
This story is about a murderer who wrestles with his conscience. The main character, a young man called Markheim, goes to buy a gift from an antique dealer’s shop, and murders the dealer to steal...
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What is the meaning of the short story "Markheim"?
Whenever we consider the "meaning" or "message" of a given story we must remember that such concepts are extremely relative, and every work of literature has a potential multiplicity of meanings...
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Identify the pun on page one of Robert Louis Stevenson's Markheim. Why does the author use this pun?
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story Markheim, the “dealer,” the proprietor of the pawn shop or antique store into which Markheim enters, warns his customer that he is not to be taken lightly....
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Please give me a summary of "Markheim."
Of course, the best way for you to gain an understanding of what happens in this classic of Gothic short fiction is to read it yourself. However, I hope that the outline I sketch for you know will...
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What is the motivation for Markheim’s actions at the beginning of Robert Louis Stevenson's story "Markheim"?
The protagonist, Markheim, has a motivation that is as clear as it is immoral: he is motivated by greed and the desire for money and ill-gotten gains. At the beginning of the story he arrives at a...
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In "Markheim", in what way does Markheim's nature represent human nature in general?
Markheim's nature reflects human nature in general as he has both good and bad in him. Humans, in general, commit both good and bad acts. We might be tempted to do foolish or bad things (although...
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What are the verbal, textual, and linguistic breaks and inconsistencies in the short story?
There are many examples of inconsistencies in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Markheim.” These can be found in both of Markheim’s conversations (with the dealer and the stranger) and in the...