How does the infinitive phrase "to see a Broadway play” contribute to the text?

Poe’s narrator describes usher’s mind, as being able to “pour forth..darkness” as if it were an “inherent positive quality.” what is the significance of poe’s metaphor? and what does it suggest about the human tendency to project one’s thoughts or emotions?

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h.g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)