1. How does the initial setting's grandeur compare to its haunted atmosphere?
2. Who is credited with diagnosing the narrator's nervous condition and prescribing the rest cure?
3. What is the effect of the wallpaper's chaotic pattern on the narrator's mental state?
Ancestral halls — definition?
Historic family residences passed down through generations.
Colonial mansion — role?
A grand, old house with historical significance.
Hereditary estate — significance?
Property inherited from ancestors, linked to family lineage.
Haunted house — atmosphere?
Believed to be inhabited by spirits, creating eerie mood.
Romantic felicity — meaning?
State of idealized happiness and bliss.
Narrator's health — condition?
Nervous depression with hysterical tendencies.
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