Madness and Motive
Narrator's stated reason for the murder
What is the old man's "vulture eye"?
What is it about the old man that drives the narrator mad?
What is the old man's eye?
How does the narrator gain entry into the old man's room each night?
What is by slowly and carefully opening the door?
Why do the police come to the house?
What is because of a neighbor's report of a shriek?
A major theme is...
What is guilt, madness, or perception vs. reality?
The narrator claims he loves the old man, but...
What is a twisted mix of dependence, obsession, and dread?
What does the "vulture eye" symbolize?
What is the narrator's fear, aging, or his own inner darkness?
The narrator emphasizes his...
What is his caution and patience?
How does the narrator initially act with the police?
What is calm and collected?
The narrator is a(n)... narrator.
What is an unreliable narrator?
How does the narrator justify his actions?
What is that his actions are necessary to rid himself of the eye's torment?
The beating heart is a...
What is a hallucination?
What does the narrator do with the body?
What is dismembers it and hides it under the floorboards?
What gives the narrator away to the police?
What is the sound of the beating heart?
What is the significance of the title "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is that the "heart" is the narrator's guilt, revealing his crime?
What does the narrator's meticulous planning reveal?
What is his obsessive nature and need for control?
What does the sound of the beating heart signify?
What is the narrator's guilt and conscience?
What ultimately motivates the narrator to commit the murder?
What is a combination of fear, resentment, and a desperate need to silence his anxieties?
The narrator's interaction with the police is crucial for building...
What is suspense?
What is the overall tone of the story/film?
What is dark, suspenseful, and psychological?
The narrator's "caution and patience" are actually a sign of...
What is his madness?
Is the beating heart real?
What is no, it's a manifestation of his guilt?
How is the murder itself depicted in the story/film?
What is often stylized or symbolic, focusing on sounds and shadows?
Where does the narrator hide the body?
What is under the floorboards?
Name the major difference between the film and the book.
What is that the cinematic techniques help enhance psychological horror and suspense?