What
What is 'The Tell Tale Heart' about?
It's about a mad-man who murders someone with an 'eye like a vulture'.
Where did the old man live?
In a house with the narrator
When do the police arrive?
The morning after the murder
Why did the police get called?
The neighbour heard a scream.
How does the narrator describe the old man's eye?
Like a vultures.
What did he use as a light?
A lantern
Where did the narrator watch the old man from?
The doorway of the old man's bedroom
When was the story written? (rough time period +- 10 years)
1843
Why did the narrator kill the old man?
How did the narrator hide the body?
He dismembered it and buried it in the floorboards.
What did the narrator use to kill the old man?
His own bed/mattress.
Where did the narrator place the chairs for the police to sit?
The old man's room, right on top of his body
When did the narrator start planning the murder?
Why is there no blood on the sheets?
Because he died from suffocation, and was dismembered in the bathtub.
How did the narrator greet the police?
With a smile
What did the narrator hear that made him confess to killing the old man?
His heartbeat.
Where did the narrator kill the old man?
In the old man's bedroom.
When did the narrator watch the old man at night?
Midnight.
Why is the old man's eye blue, and "like a vulture"?
He is blind in that eye.
How long did the narrator stare at the old man for the night he killed him?
One hour.
What was the heartbeat a metaphor for, that ultimately led the narrator to confess?
The heartbeat is a metaphor for his guilt.
Where did the narrator dismember the old man's body?
The bathtub
When did the old man get murdered on the 8th night?
1am - started starting at him at midnight, stared for a whole hour
Why did he end up confessing?
The guilt was eating him up, plus, he was crazy.
How many nights did the narrator stare at the old man for?