Tell-Tale-HEart

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The-Tell-Tale-Heart

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Are you excited?

YES!!!

No, ik would rather watch the new Hanwe Vlog right now

Could you summarize the key points of the story?

Edgar Allen Poe 

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

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

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

Themes in Tell-Tale Heart

- Madness

- Guilt

- Time

The narrator spends a great deal of time trying to convince his reader that he is not, in fact, mad. The evidence that he relies on is mainly his calm, calculated approach to the crime. He plans the event very carefully and patiently, to such an extreme that it seems to confirm his claim to sanity. He describes spending an entire hour each night opening the old man’s door, for example—not to mention the irrationality of killing the man because of his eye. Ultimately, the narrator’s madness, and his inability to identify that madness, causes him to admit to his crime.

Madness

The narrator does not appear to feel remorse for his crime. He suggests that all the fault for his actions lies in the man’s eye. Because of this, the narrator had no choice but to kill him. He even recounts his story with pride, explaining how cunningly he carried out the crime. However, his panic and sudden confession at the end of the story could be interpreted as the appearance of the narrator’s unconscious guilt. He cannot stand the pressure of knowing he killed the old man

Guilt

Throughout the short story, the narrator is obsessed with time. He specifies exactly how many days he spends planning to kill the old man, the hour at which he visits his room every night, the amount of time he spends opening the door so as not to disturb the man, and the hour at which the crime is concluded. There are also numerous references to clocks and watches, as well as the sound of the beating heart, which could be viewed as another way to measure the passage of time

Time

Guilt

Madness

Time

''Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. ''

Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror! — this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision!"

Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work!"