William Wilson

Poe's story, "William Wilson," first published in 1839, is a classic story of "the Other" in which the narrator is tormented by a man whose name and appearance mirror his own exactly, with one small exception: his doppelganger does not speak above a whisper. The narrator's struggle with this man's identity and motives drive him to extreme action. Is this stranger the voice of his conscience? Who is William Wilson?