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could not make his bride-to-be happy, by locking her in the tombs already with the dead,<br />
and in turn, her tears and his inability to stop them are what drove him to madness.<br />
The setting takes place in an older Scottish castle, somewhere around the medieval times.<br />
Another feature changed from Poe, is the lack of names. The only name mentioned in<br />
this version would be his sister, who is ironically of little importance. The names of the<br />
narrator as well as the bride to be were not developed, as this gives the story an anonymity<br />
to relate to every reader. I also wanted to downplay the importance of getting to know<br />
the characters, and thrust the ideas of the narrator, and his thought processes out for<br />
the majority of the story. The incorporation of Scottish naming and James Braid’s work<br />
provided a point of reference for readers to research further. Overall, this work was meant<br />
to be an adaptation of the previous “Berenice”, and provide another oddity in which the<br />
madness of men could be lost.
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