Shadow – Edgar Allan Poe

Shadow – Edgar Allan Poe

Introduction

This parable written in 1835, a dead Greek man who describes his own testimony of life, mentions that he had already traveled the region of the shadows and that strange things would happen, however, should spend several centuries, should be, so that men realize these strange events, and when people have already been visualized, they would not believe and doubt in these, but a few would understand the reflection in the characters, for this reason, he recorded it with a punchIt is tablets, so that, they could not be lost.

Developing

The event occurs at night in a palace in the city of Ptolemais where he was in a room next to a group of 7 noble men, this room only had an entrance, the door was very high and made of bronze, they mentioned thathad been manufactured very strangely. Also, inside he had black curtains, he had no sight of the moon, there were objects that they could not describe, among other aspects that returned to the very sad and lonely room. 

They felt asphyxiation, anxiety, in addition, they perceived a heaviness throughout the room, this deadly weight was suspended above all, except the flames of the seven lamps, which lengthened in light lines, all those who were there contemplated the paleness of theirFace and horrified eyes of his companions, however, everyone laughed, sang Anacreonte songs and drank in quantity to reduce the fear they felt, since there was one more individual in that room.

He was Zoilo, he was thrown and disfigured they considered him the demon of the scene, Oinos felt that the look of the body was on him, however, he struggled not to be afraid and continued singing in a strong voice, but, little by littlehis voice and that of his companions went out. From the black curtains the murmur of the songs was kept, from there a shadow came out according to their opinion did not look like any god, neither a man nor of any thing before seen, this shadow was placed at the bronze door notHe moved or spoke, so that he was next to the feet of the body. They were all terrified and their eyes down for fear.

conclusion

Until finally Oino dignified and asked the shadow for the dwelling and his name, quietly having a fear. I answer that it was a shadow and that his abode was close to the catacombs of Ptolemais. The group of the 7 nobles were terrified and trembling when listening as an echo guy inside the voice of the shadow, since, he penetrated his ears doing a more dark, however, they realized that this spectrum that called himselfShadow was not one but thousands of beings and thus identifying the voices of all their friends and family who had already disappeared before frightening even more.