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| − | '''The Raven Narrator''' is the unnamed narrator of {{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s "{{W|The Raven}}". | + | '''The Raven Narrator''' is the unnamed narrator of {{Ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s "{{W|The Raven}}". |
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| | == History == | | == History == |
| − | In "The Raven", the narrator is seen as a grieving widower, mourning for [[Lenore]]. He spends his days all by himself in his room with his collection of old books. He is then visited by [[The Raven (character)|The Raven]]. When the narrator asks the raven to tell him its name, the bird replies with "Nevermore" and refuses to say anything else. The narrator, seeing the bird's response as mockery, flies into a rage. He is eventually driven insane by the combined effects of the raven's visit and his grief for Lenore. | + | In "The Raven", the narrator is seen as a grieving widower, mourning for [[Lenore]]. He spends his days all by himself in his room with his collection of old books. He is then visited by {{Ch|The Raven}}. When the narrator asks the raven to tell him its name, the bird replies with "Nevermore" and refuses to say anything else. The narrator, seeing the bird's response as mockery, flies into a rage. He is eventually driven insane by the combined effects of the raven's visit and his grief for Lenore. |
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| | When Homer heard [[Lisa]] reading "The Raven", he imagined himself as the narrator, [[Marge]] as Lenore, and [[Bart]] as the raven. | | When Homer heard [[Lisa]] reading "The Raven", he imagined himself as the narrator, [[Marge]] as Lenore, and [[Bart]] as the raven. |
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| | == Behind the Laughter == | | == Behind the Laughter == |
| − | *[[James Earl Jones]] reads the poem, thus doing most of the actual narration. However, when Homer (as the narrator) says something, he speaks in his normal voice. Occaisionly, Lisa's voice is heard reading, as she is reading the book to Bart. | + | *[[James Earl Jones]] reads the poem, thus doing most of the actual narration. However, when Homer (as the narrator) says something, he speaks in his normal voice. Occasionally, Lisa's voice is heard reading, as she reads the book to Bart. |
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| | == Appearances == | | == Appearances == |
| | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}} | | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}} |
| | + | *{{bon|Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales: "The Collector"}} |
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| | {{Simpsons characters}} | | {{Simpsons characters}} |
| | {{THOH characters}} | | {{THOH characters}} |
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| | [[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]] | | [[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]] |
| | [[Category:Characters voiced by Yeardley Smith]] | | [[Category:Characters voiced by Yeardley Smith]] |
| − | [[Category:One time characters]] | + | [[Category:One-time characters]] |
