Edgar Allan Poe's Death Theory

Like many of Poe's story's, no one really know the mystery behind Poe's dark and mysterious death. Within Poe's death there is two main theory's to how Poe actually died. One of the theories to Poe's death is that Poe died from alcohol. This theory explains that because of Poe being drunk he had got an illness from the cold and rain leading to a faster death. the second theory states that Poe had been bit by an animal and had died from rabies. No one knows for sure how he died and we may never know the mystery. However, I believe the well-known literary genius died from alcohol I think this because Poe was a known drinker and throughout his life you will notice that he drank more when he had been going through a death or heart break. In Poe's life at that time was when Virgina and his mother/parents had died he had also tried to love again but not work in his favor. Poe dying because of alcohol is the
In the article wrote by Professor Emeritus named "If only Poe had Succeeded When he said Never More to Drink" (pg. 189) it state " Dr. Benitez admits the primary weakness of his theory- lack of evidence of a bit or scratch." Which explains that there is not enough evidence to support the theory that Poe died of rabies. This article also explains that the doctors wouldn’t have just ignored the symptoms of rabies they would have treated him but for some reason they did not. Another article named "Poe's Death Is Rewritten as Case of Rabies, Not Telltale Alcohol" written by Burton R. Pollin and Robert E. Benedetto (pg. 187) expresses the fact that Poe my not have remembered being bit by an animal cause sometimes it takes a year for the symptoms to affect you. This is every unlikely considering Poe did not hang around animals except for his house cat. In conclusion Poe did not die from rabies it does not have enough evidence to support