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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. |
