In Poe's tale "Ligeia" the narrator reminisces over the loss of his beloved wife (soul mate). Her portrayed her as a symbol of beauty and wisdom. However, he didn't know much about her ancestry. He was immensely passionate about her knowledge more so than her beautiful appearance. She became very sick and that illness took her life. He was overcome by grief and depression. He moved to England and purchased a monastery. He then remarried Lady Rowena Trevanion of Tremaine, which is unexplainable because he did not love her at all. She also became sick. He became to be more mentally disturbed in addition to developing into an opium addict during his second marriage. A few day later after her illness she dies and he sits besides her lifeless body. Later that evening he realizes that color returns to her skin briefly and then becomes cold again. Sometime later she comes back to life again only this time moving from her death bed and stands in the center of the room. The narrator however questions her identity because he truly believes that it is his one and only love Ligeia returning to him.
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