Tell-Tale-HEart

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The-Tell-Tale-Heart

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allen Poe 

• Who was he?
• What did he write about?
• 5 fun facts

Are you excited?

YES!!!

I'm more nervous than excited

Which fact is true?

1. Poe's father abandoned him while he was young
2. Poe's parents where in the quote 500 of that time
3. Poe's mother had 12 other children with 3 different men
4. Poe's was left at a strangers door when 3 weeks old

Which fact is true?

1. Poe died of old age
2. Poe died a mysterious death
3. Poe was murdered
4. Poe attempted suicide 4 times

Could you summarize the key points of the story?

Which fact is true?

1. Poe's stories were the main inspiration for the Sherlock Holmes story
2. Poe was called dracula by other writers
3. Poe wrote plays about dark themes such as genocide
4. Poe's stories always concluded someone he loved

Which fact is true?

1. Poe had a cat named catterina
2. Poe had a bird named birdy
3. Poe had a dog named god
4. Poe had a rat named patty

Which fact is true?

1. People suspected him from child abuse
2. He killed his wife when she was 24 years old
3. He married his 13 year old cousin
4. Poe was gay

What is the relationship between the narrator and the old man in ''The Tell Tale Heart''?

Narrator and the old man

It is not explicitly stated in the short story

Personal connection

What is the primary reason behind the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye?

Explanation

vulture eye

heartbeat

Does the narrator seem cool calm and collected?

010

The stressed narrator

Senses

Stress

How does the narrator plan and execute the murder in ''The Tell Tale Heart''?

Execution

Stalking

Door

Lantern

Bed

Describe the events that lead to the narrator's eventual confession

Build up of Guilt and paranoia

The planning and execution of the murder

The dismemberment of the body

The arrival of the police

The growing intensity of guilt and paranoia

The confession

The climatic ending

How does the narrator's guilt manifest itself?

Narrator's guilt

Heartbeat

Paranoia

Confession

Analyze the role of suspence and tension?

Explanation

heartbeat

police

Discuss the theme of guilt and its effects on the narrator?

Unraveling sanity

Overwhelming guilt

Paranoia

Hallucinations

Confession as a release

The ironic outcome

The descent into madness

The glass eye 

• Meaning
• setting

What is/are the climatic moment in ''Tell-Tale Heart," and how does it impact the narrator's psychological state?

Climax

Police response

narrator becomes increasingly paranoid

confesses crime to police

highlights the psychological intensity of the story

Motives 

• Obesession 
• Desire
• Insanity
• Paranoia

To conclude, how did you feel reading the story