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The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus (1511)

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The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus (1511)

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Jean-Leon Gerome, The Snake Charmer (1870)

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Jean-Leon Gerome, The Snake Charmer (1870)

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Eugene Delacroix, Women of Algiers (1834)

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Eugene Delacroix, Women of Algiers (1834)

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After reading Annabel Lee, what is the message behind the poem? Did you notice anything ironic Annabel Lee

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Discuss the themes you notice that arise in The Purloined Letter

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"As poet and mathematician he would reason well; as mere mathematician he could not have reasoned at all, and thus would have been at the mercy of the Prefect."

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"As poet and mathematician he would reason well; as mere mathematician he could not have reasoned at all, and thus would have been at the mercy of the Prefect."

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"I will tell you in a few words; but, before I begin, let me caution you that this is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy, and that I should most probably lose the position I now hold were it known that I confided it to anyone."

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"I will tell you in a few words; but, before I begin, let me caution you that this is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy, and that I should most probably lose the position I now hold were it known that I confided it to anyone."

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"Not altogether a fool," said G---; "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."

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"Not altogether a fool," said G---; "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."

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"In the meantime I stepped to the card-rack, took the letter, put it in my pocket, and replaced it by a facsimile (so far as regards externals), which I had carefully prepared at my lodgings—imitating the D— cipher very readily by means of a seal formed of bread."

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"In the meantime I stepped to the card-rack, took the letter, put it in my pocket, and replaced it by a facsimile (so far as regards externals), which I had carefully prepared at my lodgings—imitating the D— cipher very readily by means of a seal formed of bread."

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No? Well; the disclosure of the document to a third person, who shall be nameless, would bring in question the honour of a personage of most exalted station; and this fact gives the holder of the document an ascendency over the illustrious personage whose honour and peace are so jeopardised."

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No? Well; the disclosure of the document to a third person, who shall be nameless, would bring in question the honour of a personage of most exalted station; and this fact gives the holder of the document an ascendency over the illustrious personage whose honour and peace are so jeopardised."

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"It is this possession, and not any employment of the letter, which bestows the power. With the employment the power departs."

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"It is this possession, and not any employment of the letter, which bestows the power. With the employment the power departs."

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"So, as I knew he would feel some curiosity in regard to the identity of the person who had outwitted him, I thought it a pity not to give him a clue."

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"So, as I knew he would feel some curiosity in regard to the identity of the person who had outwitted him, I thought it a pity not to give him a clue."

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"That is another of your odd notions," said the Prefect, who had a fashion of calling everything "odd" that was beyond his comprehension, and thus lived amid an absolute legion of "oddities."

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"That is another of your odd notions," said the Prefect, who had a fashion of calling everything "odd" that was beyond his comprehension, and thus lived amid an absolute legion of "oddities."

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"I will tell you in a few words; but, before I begin, let me caution you that this is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy, and that I should most probably lose the position I now hold were it known that I confided it to anyone."

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"I will tell you in a few words; but, before I begin, let me caution you that this is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy, and that I should most probably lose the position I now hold were it known that I confided it to anyone."

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"Not altogether a fool," said G---; "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."

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"Not altogether a fool," said G---; "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."

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"As poet and mathematician he would reason well; as mere mathematician he could not have reasoned at all, and thus would have been at the mercy of the Prefect."

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"As poet and mathematician he would reason well; as mere mathematician he could not have reasoned at all, and thus would have been at the mercy of the Prefect."

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While you explore the padlet, considered these questions:
- How do the character's in the story develop or enhance the theme?
- Discuss your favorite or least favorite character in The Purloined Letter. Explain why and provide an example from the text.
- How does the author's tone throughout the story develop or enhance the theme?
- Did you notice anything symbolic in The Purloined Letter? If so, explain the symbolism you saw throughout the short story.
- What point of view is The Purloined Letter written in? Why do you think this point of view was significant?