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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue Questions and Answers

In "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," why does it begin with a lengthy comparison between chess and whist?

Why did Poe introduce the possibility that Madame L'Espanaye was a fortune teller?

In "The Murders of the Rue Morgue," who/what was the murderer and why did he commit such a deed? Explain.

How is Auguste Dupin, who appears in Edgar Allan Poe's so-called "detective" stories, different from ordinary people?

What elements make it seem impossible for the murderer to escape?

What are the setting, characterization, conflict, theme, style, plot, and point of view of the story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?

How do Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Empty House" relate to the referential world?

Using the baseline characteristics of the mystery, as established in class, identify the aspects of "Murders in the Rue Morgue" which allows this story to be classified as a mystery.

What is peculiar about the murders in Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? 

What did Poe describe (in detail) in "The Murders of the Rue Morgue?" Use examples. 

In what way is "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" narrated? 

Can I have a summary of "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe?

How is Dupin different than ordinary people?

Since he is the one figuring out the criminal, is the narrator jealous of Dupin? Is the narrator friends with Dupin?

How would you write a readers response theory essay on "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?

Is The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe a mystery or is it not a mystery and why?

My teacher says that Dupin, from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe, did not exist and that he did not solve any crime. Why?

In "Murders in the Rue Morgue", how is the figure of the detective a variation on the notion of "the police" during this period?

Where did Claire go earlier in the evening?

How would reader-response theory best be applied to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?