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Why did the policemen stay after the narrator their questions The Tell-Tale Heart?
The narrator invited him to stay and put the chair over the where he put the body. By doing this Poe has the narrator show an over confidence of not being found out for the murder, but his conscience gets to him and he begins to hear the heart beating. The reader all ready knows that the narrator isn't sane because of his actions every night with the light and looking to see the eye of the old man. The fact he invited the policeman to stay just reinforces the idea he is insane.
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How is the narrator of The Tell-tale heart different from the narrator of The Cask of the Amontillado?
They have much in common both being unreliable and mad. But to the differences. In the Cask of the Amontillado the narrator is angry and bent on revenge. In the tell-tale heart the narrator is sincere and acts our of paranoia.
What is the mental disorder displayed in 'The Tell-tale Heart'?
Paranoia in that the narrator felt that the old man was a danger to him when the old man did nothing to give that impression. Also, the narrator thought the police who came to the house after the body of the old man was cut up and hidden, knew he had done it when actually they had no idea and were just making a routine investigation about noises someone in the area complained about. He was also hallucinating in thinking the heart of the dead man was actually beating loud enough for the two policemen to hear it.
What is the relationship between the narrator and the killer in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
The narrator is the killer. They are the same person.
One feature of Gothic literature is an insane narrator In The Tell Tale Heart?
Yes the narrator of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is insane - likewise the narrator of 'The Cask of The Amarillo' although not quite badly. However all Gothic literature doesn't have to have an insane narrator. in fact the majority of Gothic literature has perfectly sane narrators in a gruesome world.
In The Tell-Tale Heart what noise does the narrator hear at the end of the story?
The narrator fears the neighbors will hear the beating of the old man's heart.
How are these similar The Telltale Head as the eighth episode of The Simpsons' first season and the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe?
Other than the title, The Telltale Head being a play on The Telltale Heart the similarities lie in The Telltale Heart having the narrator, who is presumably the murderer, being haunted by the sound of the victim's beating heart. Bart, who is also the narrator of The Telltale Head briefly, is haunted by the voice of Jebidiah Springfield.
What are some suspenseful points in The Tell-Tale Heart?
One is where the narrator first looks into the landlord's bedroom with the intent to kill him, but the narrator does nothing at that time. Another is the second time the narrator peaks into the landlord's bedroom and he sees his vulture like eye open. The old man calls out and the narrator fears he is being seen and stays still for, as he says about an hour. Another point of suspense is when the narrator is talking to the policemen and he fears the policemen can hear the beating heart.
What is an example of a onomatopoeia in The story the telltale heart by Edgar Allan Poe?
One example of onomatopoeia in "The Tell-Tale Heart" is the sound of the old man's heart beating loudly, which is described as "thump, thump, thump" as the narrator becomes more and more agitated by the noise.
How did the narrator get caught in The Tell-tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe?
The narrator had cut up the old man's body and hidden it under the floorboard of the parlor. Three policemen come to the house because there were reports of screams in the area just to do a routine check. The narrator invites them in and while talking with them he thinks he hears the old man's heart beating and believes the policemen also hear it. Since he cannot stand the guilt in his conscience caused by the beating heart and since he believes the police know about the body anyway, he confesses his crime to them.
What has the author Peter West written?
Peter West has written: 'The telltale heart'
What are the release dates for Treasury Men in Action - 1950 The Case of the Telltale Heart 4-5?
Treasury Men in Action - 1950 The Case of the Telltale Heart 4-5 was released on: USA: 24 September 1953
Who is insane in The Tell-Tale Heart?
The narrator
What are the release dates for Rude Awakening - 1998 Telltale Heart 3-13?
Rude Awakening - 1998 Telltale Heart 3-13 was released on: USA: 14 September 2000 France: 5 May 2002 Hungary: 11 January 2009
What sound drives the narrator to confess to the crime?
The sound that drives the narrator to confess the crime is a heart; (the heart of the man he killed or the his own?)
What is the resolution in 'The Tell-tale Heart'?
The murderer admits to killing the old manThe resolution of 'The Tell Tale Heart' is that the authorities walk in and start asking the dude questions and he starts to go crazy because he can hear the heart beating under the floor boards.
The Tell-Tale Heart character?
Narrator
How is the narrator of The Tell-tale heart different from the narrator of The Cask of the Amontillado?
They have much in common both being unreliable and mad. But to the differences. In the Cask of the Amontillado the narrator is angry and bent on revenge. In the tell-tale heart the narrator is sincere and acts our of paranoia.
