The Scarlet Letter

The Transformation of Love into a Destructive Power in Poe's The Black Cat

“…Philosophically considered, therefore, the two passions seem essentially the same, except that one happens to be seen in a celestial radiance and the other in a dusky and lurid glow. 3 Hence, evidently love and hatred are similar in the intensity and influence they have over the one that is obsessed by them. It is clear that there is no clear-cut line between them.…”