The Tell-Tale Heart

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Which of Poe's stories is mentioned in the text?

  • The Raven
  • The Tell-Tale Heart (correct)
  • The Fall of the House of Usher
  • The Masque of the Red Death

What genre does 'The Tell-Tale Heart' belong to?

  • Horror (correct)
  • Romance
  • Adventure
  • Comedy

What website does the text mention for shopping and free lesson plans?

  • gothicstore.com
  • creepytales.com
  • scarystories.com
  • pomovies.com (correct)

What insight into mental illness is attributed to Poe in the text?

<p>He had personal experience with mental illness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action does the text encourage the reader to do on the website?

<p>Like and subscribe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which city was Edgar Allan Poe living in when he wrote 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

<p>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What magazine finally accepted the publication of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

<p>The New Magazine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the motive behind the murder of Captain Joseph White in Salem, Massachusetts?

<p>To steal his iron chest of treasure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defense did James Wood use during his murder trial?

<p>Insanity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How was James Wood's demeanor described during his murder trial?

<p>Cool, calm, and collected (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is believed to be the narrator of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

<p>Edgar Allan Poe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's condition speculated to be?

<p>Early schizophrenia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the old man's cataract eye to the narrator?

<p>Symbolizes evil (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do the police arrive at the narrator's house?

<p>A neighbor reported a disturbance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the pale blue eye symbolize in the story?

<p>Death (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"

  • The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is believed to be Edgar Allan Poe himself, which may explain the calm disposition and focus on sanity.
  • The story is told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator, who is untrustworthy and commonly used in first-person narratives.
  • The narrator's gender is ambiguous, but it is reasonable to assume that the narrator could be female due to the era's prevalence of female house servants.
  • The narrator prioritizes her sanity above all else and readily admits guilt as long as she is deemed lucid.
  • The narrator suffers from an "over-acuteness of the senses," including a heightened ability to hear things, even supernatural sounds.
  • The narrator is fixated on the old man's cataract eye, which she views as synonymous with evil and plans to murder both him and the eye.
  • The narrator's condition is speculated to be early schizophrenia, which often includes auditory hallucinations.
  • The old man is described as wealthy, fearful of the night, and has a cataract eye that the narrator finds repulsive.
  • The police arrive after a neighbor reports a disturbance, and they stay in the house for some time, possibly out of suspicion.
  • The neighbor's report suggests that something loud enough to warrant police action occurred at midnight.
  • The story begins in medias res, with the narrator asserting their sanity during a confession, challenging the stigma of mental illness during Poe's time.
  • The story revolves around the narrator's obsession with the old man's pale blue eye, which symbolizes death and serves as a reminder of mortality.

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