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Spiderman and Poe

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This episode deals with the theme of the double in William Wilson, and compares it to the same theme as used by Oscar Wilde in Dorian Grey.
This episode also compares two characters hundreds of years apart who are both influenced by doubles - Spiderman and William Wilson.

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:26 Spiderman and symbiote
  • 02:55 Meaning of doppelganger
  • 04:06 William Wilson at boarding school
  • 06:32 Wilson becomes more intimidated
  • 12:18 Wilson meets his double at a masquerade
  • 16:23 Dorian Grey as a double
  • 17:57 The Three Faces of Eve, Sybll, and Split
  • 20:44 Childhood trauma?
  • 25:15 Future episodes
  • 25:55 Sources


  • How is a Spiderman and the symbiote like a double?
  • What does doppelganger mean?
  • Where does William Wilson attend school?
  • What does William Wilson do to escape his double?
  • Does Poe really ever say what the double wants?
  • How is Dorian Grey like William Wilson?
  • How are Eve and Sybl like William Wilson?
  • Is the movie Split fictional?
  • What role COULD repressed memories play in William Wilson?

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