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Quote 1: Every night about twelve o’clock I slowly opened his door. And when the door was opened wide enough I put my hand in, and then my head. In my hand I held a light covered over with a cloth so that no light showed. And I stood there quietly. Then, carefully, I lifted the cloth, just a little, so that a single, thin, small light fell across that eye. For seven nights I did this, seven long nights, every night at midnight. Always the eye was closed, so it was impossible for me to do the work. For it was not the old man I felt I had to kill; it was the eye, his Evil Eye.
Question 1 : Do the narrator’s cleverness and carefulness show he had a plan in order to get his eye?

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If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.

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Question: In paragraph  , it says "My head ached, and I fancied a ringing in my ears: but still they sat and still chatted." What is the ringing and beating of the heart signify?

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Q1: "  But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me --the sound would be heard by a neighbour! The old man's hour had come! With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room. "
Question: How do you think

Q2: " They heard! --they suspected! --they knew! --they were making a mockery of my horror!-this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! and now --again! --hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!"

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Question 1: Why do think the narrator killed the old man but then says that he loved the old man?

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Quote 1: I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Question:Why do u think the narrator hated so much the old man's eye and what do you he should have done instead of killing him?

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Quote 1:  . I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this!
Question: How do you think that the narrator say that he loved the old man but yet had the desire to kill him?

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Q1:"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!"
Question: Do you believe that the old man's heart was actually beating driving him insane? If not what did the heart symbolize?

Q2: "If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. "
Question: Why does this dissproves the narrator's point about him being mad? What does this actually show about his character?

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Quote 1:  I felt that I must scream or die! and now --again! --hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!"
Question: In the beginning the narrator mentions that he has not gone mad, yet why do you think he reacted in such a way and thought he heard the man's heart even tho he is dead?
Quote 2:  "Who's there?"
Question: After several nights, do you think the old man suspected that someone was after him? Explain your reasoning.

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Q1)In paragraph it states" He had never hurt me. I did not want his money. I think it was his eye. His eye was like the eye of a vulture, the eye of one of those terrible birds that watch and wait while an animal dies, and then fall upon the dead body and pull it to pieces to eat it. "
Question: What do you think this shows about the narrators personality throughout?

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Question: In paragraph 3, the narrator mentions, " for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye." He reveals his hatred towards the Old Man's evil eye. What do you think the Evil Eye symbolizes?

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Q1:  "How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story."

Question 1: How would the character description change if the story were being told by the old man? What effect does it have being told from the point of view of the killer/ narrator?

Q2:  ". . . I found that the noise was not within my ears.

No doubt I now grew very pale; --but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice."

Question 2: What was he feeling and how does it contradict to the way he described himself in the beginning?

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Q1) There was no reason for what I did. I did not hate the old man; I even loved him. He had never hurt me. I did not want his money. I think it was his eye. His eye was like the eye of a vulture, the eye of one of those terrible birds that watch and wait while an animal dies, and then fall upon the dead body and pull it to pieces to eat it. When the old man looked at me with his vulture eye a cold feeling went up and down my back; even my blood became cold. And so, I finally decided I had to kill the old man and close that eye forever!
Question: The narrator states the reason of why he decided he wanted to kill the old man. Do you think that was a good enough reason to kill the man?
Q2) I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer. I pointed at the boards and cried, “Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him. But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?”
Question: What do you think pushed the narrator to confess that he did it?

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Q1: I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it

Question: Do you believe that the Narrator has something against the Old man because of his eye or is it something else causing him to have this form of hate?

Q2 : It was open --wide, wide open --and I grew furious as I gazed upon it. I saw it with perfect distinctness --all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it that chilled the very marrow in my bones; but I could see nothing else of the old man's face or person: for I had directed the ray as if by instinct, precisely upon the damned spot.

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Q1:  No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me. I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer. I pointed at the boards and cried, “Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him. But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?”

Question: What does this quote show about the narrator and his mental state?

Q2: "I even loved him. He had never hurt me. I did not want his money. I think it was his eye. His eye was like the eye of a vulture, the eye of one of those terrible birds that watch and wait while an animal dies, and then fall upon the dead body and pull it to pieces to eat it. When the old man looked at me with his vulture eye a cold feeling went up and down my back; even my blood became cold. And so, I finally decided I had to kill the old man and close that eye forever!"

Question: What do you think the eye could have symbolized to the narrator? Do you think there was a deeper reason as to why the Eye bothered the narrator so much?

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Q1:" but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story. "
Question: Through the repetition of words what point does the narrator want to get across? What does this say about him?

Q2: "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever."
Question: What does the vulture eye represent? Even though the old man was innocent, the narrator wanted to kill him, was the decision reasonable?Explain.

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Quote 1: "Yes, I have been ill, very ill. But why do you say that I have lost control of my mind, why do you say that I am mad?"
Question: From this phrase, what inference can you make about the Narrators personality? What does he want you to believe?

Quote 2: "My head hurt and there was a strange sound in my ears. I talked more, and faster. The sound became clearer. And still they sat and talked. Suddenly I knew that the sound was not in my ears, it was not just inside my head."
Question: What could have really been happening to the Narrator? What was the sound he might have heard in his ear and was it real or just in his head?

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Quote 1.) "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever."
Question: How can the narrator's actions and thought process be reasonable or justifiable? Do you believe his reasoning for his actions was understandable and what would you have done if put in his position?
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Quote 2.) "but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad?"
Question: What are you thoughts on the condition called "madness"? Do you view it as a disease or strength and explain why?

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Quote 1.) " I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever."
Question: What does

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Quote 1 :" So you think that I am mad? A madman cannot plan. But you should have seen me. During all of that week I was as friendly to the old man as I could be, and warm, and loving. "

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Quote 1:  "Every night about twelve o’clock I slowly opened his door. And when the door was opened wide enough I put my hand in, and then my head. In my hand I held a light covered over with a cloth so that no light showed. And I stood there quietly. Then, carefully, I lifted the cloth, just a little, so that a single, thin, small light fell across that eye. For seven nights I did this, seven long nights, every night at midnight. Always the eye was closed, so it was impossible for me to do the work. For it was not the old man I felt I had to kill; it was the eye, his Evil Eye"

Question: Based on this piece of text, do you think the Narrator's intentions were to kill the man at first?

Quote 2: "No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me. I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer. I pointed at the boards and cried, “Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him. But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?”

Question: If the narrator was so scared of the police knowing of the crime, why did he not try to escape or attack them?

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Quote 1: So you think that I am mad? A madman cannot plan. But you should have seen me. During all of that week I was as friendly to the old man as I could be, and warm, and loving. (paragraph 4)

Question:What does this quote say about the narrator's character?

Quote 2: No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me. I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer. I pointed at the boards and cried, “Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him. But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?”(Paragraph 17)

Question: What could the ringing sound that the narrator hears represent?

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Quote#1:  "I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound. Louder, louder, louder! Suddenly I could bear it no longer." [ ¶17 ]
Question 1: How come the beating of the old man's heart made the narrator go insane and what could the beatng heart represent?

Quote#2: "So I am mad, you say? You should have seen how careful I was to put the body where no one could find it. First I cut off the head, then the arms and the legs. I was careful not to let a single drop of blood fall on the floor. I pulled up three of the boards that formed the floor, and put the pieces of the body there. Then I put the boards down again, carefully, so carefully that no human eye could see that they had been moved." [ ¶12 ]
Question#2: What can this paragraph of the narrator's desciption of his performance say about him?

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Quote 1 :  "When the old man looked at me with his vulture eye a cold feeling went up and down  even my blood became cold. And so, I finally decided I had to kill the old man and close that eye forever"
Question 1 : What might the old man's eye represent and what does this quote reveal about the character?
Quote 2 :  " You should have seen how careful I was to put the body where no one could find it. First I cut off the head, then the arms and the legs. I was careful not to let a single drop of blood fall on the floor. I pulled up three of the boards that formed the floor, and put the pieces of the body there. Then I put the boards down again, carefully, so carefully that no human eye could see that they had been moved. "
Question 2 : Based on all his actions, do you think the man is an experienced murderer and why?

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Quote 1: " I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever."
How does the narrator's actions set the mood and theme for the beginning of the story?

Quote 2: "But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! and now --again! --hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!"
What does this tell you about the narrator's thoughts and emotions after killing the old man?

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Quote 1:" It is impossible to say how the idea first entered my head. There was no reason for what I did. I did not hate the old man; I even loved him. He had never hurt me. I did not want his money."
Question 1:  Can you predict why the narrator kill the old man if he had no hate towards the old man?
Quote 2: " The time had come! I rushed into the room, crying, “Die! Die!” The old man gave a loud cry of fear as I fell upon him and held the bed covers tightly over his head. Still his heart was beating; but I smiled as I felt that success was near. For many minutes that heart continued to beat; but at last the beating stopped. The old man was dead."
Question 2: Can you assume that there was a big reason for the narrator to kill the old man, if yes, why?

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Quote 1: " I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him." (3rd paragraph)

Question 1: What does this tell you about the Narrator's charcter? Does it revel that he is a nice or a bad person?

Quote 2: " --It is the beating of his hideous heart!" (Last Paragraph)

Question 2: What does the heart symbolize? How does the heart effect the narrator? How does it effect the outcome of the story?

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1. " He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it (para. 2)...  It is the beating of his hideous heart!"  (para. 18)

The two most frequent symbols utilized in the story are the eye and the heart.  What might these two symbols represent?

2.  "Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!" (para. 18)

Do you believe the narrator's actions would have bothered him if he had not continued to hear a distinct sound and confessed?

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Quote 1:  "When the old man looked at me with his vulture eye a cold feeling went up and down my back even my blood became cold. And so, I finally decided I had to kill the old man and close that eye forever! "

Question: What do you think this tell's you about the Narrator's mental state? Explain your reasoning.

Quote 2: " It was a quick, low, soft sound, like the sound of a clock heard through a wall, a sound I knew well. Louder it became, and louder. Why did the men not go? Louder, louder. I stood up and walked quickly around the room. I pushed my chair across the floor to make more noise, to cover that terrible sound."

Question: What could the sound the Narrator is hearing represent? Do you think it can actually be heard out loud? Explain.