The Tell-Tale Heart

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator's complex relationship with the old man is marked by a mix of affection and irrational hatred. Although the narrator claims to love the old...

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" cannot murder the old man until the eighth night because it is on this night that the old man awakens and the narrator sees his "vulture eye." It is only the old...

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the seven steps the narrator takes to eliminate the old man include entering the room, accidentally making a noise that startles the old man, shining a light on his eye,...

The narrator's actions in "The Tell-Tale Heart" span over eight nights. He meticulously plans and executes his crime, sneaking into the old man's room each night for a week before finally carrying...

The protagonist plans the murder by feigning kindness to the old man, sneaking into his room nightly to observe him. He waits for the "Evil Eye" to be open, which he believes torments him. On the...

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" believes his nightly action of meticulously preparing to murder the old man proves his sanity. Each night at midnight, he carefully opens the old man's door and...

Before killing the old man, the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" tries to prove his sanity by meticulously planning the murder. For a week, he is exceptionally kind to the old man and sneaks into...