The Assignation

My Thoughts

The Assignation seems to be written as a Tragedy along the lines of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Perhaps I wasn't able to absorb the story well, but there was an unusual amount of added detail that didn't pertain to the theme. A baby is dropped into the black water of a Venice canal and saved by the hero of the story but nothing more is implied. Is the baby the child of the hero? A lot of detail is put into the expansive possessions of the hero, but why? This has no relevance to the theme but is described in great detail. The ending would have been a little sadder and gloomy, but at that point, I really didn't care about any of the characters.

My Rating

I would rate this story a 2 out of 5. Poe always utilizes excellent detail and his writing is extremely fluid, but this story just didn't stick with me.