The Tell Tale Heart

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The Tell Tale Heart

• Edgar Allen Poe

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Theme

• The human heart cannot endure the burden of guilt

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Main Character

• Man or Woman?
• Where does the main character live?
• What is the main characters relationship to its
  victim?

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Main Character Contd

• Characteristics
• Mad, Crazy thinks he has acute senses
  (especially hearing)
• Arrogant
• Obsessive
• Thorough

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Supporting Character

• Old Man
• Has a blue vulture eye
• Rich
• Policemen
• Convince of his innocence or not?

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Setting

• Old house
• Old mans bed chamber
• Lighting (lantern)
• spying time

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Conflict

• Main character has become obsessed with the
  vulture eye of a companion and feels he needs
  to kill the man to get rid of the eye.

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Rising Action

• He plans the murder of the old man and goes into
  his room every night for seven nights

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Climax

• The main character hears the dead old mans
  beating heart and can take the guilt no longer,
  blurting out the murder confession to the police

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Resolution

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