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The narrator portrays both titles. In the story, it states, " It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night." This illustrates that he is an insane person. Another piece of evidence in the story remarks, " But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him." This displays that he is a calculated killer. E.I K.S

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The narrator portrays both titles. In the story, it states, " It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night." This illustrates that he is an insane person. Another piece of evidence in the story remarks, " But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him." This displays that he is a calculated killer. E.I K.S

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The narrator is truly insane. "Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story." He didn't feel emotion for what he did and continuously tries to convince both himself and the audience that he is not insane. A person who is sane wouldn't feel the need to prove his sanity.                   "I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done." This shows his insanity, because if a sane person who had just killed somebody wouldn't have been smiling or even happy about it. On top of that, his emotions change very quickly from horror to excitement and happiness to guilt.  EA SH                                            

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The narrator is truly insane. "Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story." He didn't feel emotion for what he did and continuously tries to convince both himself and the audience that he is not insane. A person who is sane wouldn't feel the need to prove his sanity.                   "I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done." This shows his insanity, because if a sane person who had just killed somebody wouldn't have been smiling or even happy about it. On top of that, his emotions change very quickly from horror to excitement and happiness to guilt.  EA SH                                            

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The old man is truly insane, he believed that an eye had cursed him. While the owner of the eye was a nice old man who had no ill will toward the main character, the main character still decided to murder him.
SP, JK/KK

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We think the narrator is insane because his reasons for killing the old man are not greedy but they are selfish he doesn't want material items he wants peace as the old mans eye unsettles which wouldn't drive most people to murder him. Also the narrator has a chaotic way of telling the story, he constantly cuts in trying to prove his sanity he also constantly repeats words and phrases as if his brain is going to fast to properly form a coherent sentence he also rambles on and on without a clear direction to his sentences
AD & CR

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We believe that the narrator is insane, our first piece of evidence comes from ending of the story, when he shrieks, " 'Villians!,' I shrieked, ' dissemble no more! I admit the deed!...' " This exclamation of "villians!" demonstrates that he cannot make the rational decision to stay calm, and although a calculated killer might not understand either, he still would make decisions to benefit himself and do it well and with good execution. Our second piece of evidence is when he becomes confused and can't understand his surroundings with the policemen.
J.W
R.M

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The narrator portrays both titles. In the story, it states, "  But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him. ." This illustrates how he is a calculated killer. Another piece of evidence from the story states, "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. This displays how he is an insane person.

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The narrator portrays both titles. In the story, it states, "  But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him. ." This illustrates how he is a calculated killer. Another piece of evidence from the story states, "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. This displays how he is an insane person.

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The benefits of the 1st person point of view is that it shows whats on his mind/thoughts. It helps convince the characters that hes insane. D.G., M.M.

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The benefits of the 1st person point of view is that it shows whats on his mind/thoughts. It helps convince the characters that hes insane. D.G., M.M.

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"They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror!" D.G, M.M

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"They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror!" D.G, M.M

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The narrator is truly insane because he is unstable and tried to convince the audience that he is not mad. "Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded." In this quote, the narrator tries to tell the audience that he is not insane, which is an insane thing to do. "For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture." This quote shows the narrator's instability, which proves that he is insane.

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The narrator is truly insane because he is unstable and tried to convince the audience that he is not mad. "Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded." In this quote, the narrator tries to tell the audience that he is not insane, which is an insane thing to do. "For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture." This quote shows the narrator's instability, which proves that he is insane.

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 The title " The Tell - Tale Heart " means that the heart beating is a reason for him telling on hmself over the heart beat and feeling guilty.

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 The title " The Tell - Tale Heart " means that the heart beating is a reason for him telling on hmself over the heart beat and feeling guilty.

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The narrator is truly insane. "Placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim." "First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs."

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The title means that the heart was revealed because he was paranoid of the officers mocking him but, it wasn't intended to be known because he hid the body and lied to the cops, etc. D.G., M.M.

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The title means that the heart was revealed because he was paranoid of the officers mocking him but, it wasn't intended to be known because he hid the body and lied to the cops, etc. D.G., M.M.

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The old man's eye provides reason for the murder of the man. The heartbeat represents the man's life and allows the caregiver to feel guilt over taking his life. EA SH

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The old man's eye provides reason for the murder of the man. The heartbeat represents the man's life and allows the caregiver to feel guilt over taking his life. EA SH

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He is both because he plans the killing but loses control. "With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room." Then he hides the crime perfectly which then shows proof that he is a calculated killer but then reveals himself to the cops due to paranoia. “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!” D.G M.M

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He is both because he plans the killing but loses control. "With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room." Then he hides the crime perfectly which then shows proof that he is a calculated killer but then reveals himself to the cops due to paranoia. “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!” D.G M.M

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He is a calculated killer that is driven by insanity. He planned the killing out because he was going insane from eye. The story states," One of his eyes resembled that 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," and, "The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them." JR BH

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He is a calculated killer that is driven by insanity. He planned the killing out because he was going insane from eye. The story states," One of his eyes resembled that 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," and, "The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them." JR BH

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The quote "And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making  mockery of my horror! — this I thought, and this I think."   JR BH

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The quote "And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making  mockery of my horror! — this I thought, and this I think."   JR BH

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The heart represents the narrator's guilt and grief despite his mental state. This is shown due to the heart still beating after the Old Man dies and it growing louder and louder. The eye however shows his insanity taking him over due to him ignoring the continual beating of the old man's heart.
J.W
R.M

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We think he is a killer, only because he has planned this out and spent so much time waiting for the opportunity.  "Every night, just at twelve, I looked upon him while he slept." as well as "Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door."
J.L. & I.K.

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He is insane because he thinks that the eye is truly evil and vexed him and the fact that he heard the beating of a heart from a dead dismembered man. CD MP

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"I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror" EA SH

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"I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror" EA SH

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We think that he is truly insane. This is due to planning a very successful crime, but he had never thought that his own mind could be the reason for him to be turned into the police. Also he loved the old man but he didn't love the eye, which made his mind take control of his own actions. MK

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We think that he is truly insane. This is due to planning a very successful crime, but he had never thought that his own mind could be the reason for him to be turned into the police. Also he loved the old man but he didn't love the eye, which made his mind take control of his own actions. MK

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It foreshadows what brings the story to a resolution with the "tell-tale heart" making the narrator reveal what he's done. T.K. T.O.

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The beating of the heart is the character's guilt for killing the old man creeping up in his mind. The eye is a symbol of his insanity slowly growing.
-SP, JK/KK

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The old man's eye is described as a vulture eye, which drives the man insane and leads to him killing the old man, symbolizing a trigger in the narrator. The heart is personified and drives the man to revealing himself to the police, which represents both his guilt and his subconscious insanity. (CL)

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The old man's eye is described as a vulture eye, which drives the man insane and leads to him killing the old man, symbolizing a trigger in the narrator. The heart is personified and drives the man to revealing himself to the police, which represents both his guilt and his subconscious insanity. (CL)

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The two main symbols are the heart and the narrators enhanced senses. This represents the guilt the narrator feels after the death of the old man, and his gradual going crazy as he says he can hear heaven and hell which is just his mind playing tricks on him.
AD & CR

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The heart represents the narrators guilt of killing the old man. The eye represents an evil spirit of the narrator.

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The eye and the heart. The eye represents how the insanity of this man and his evilness. While the heart represents his gulit.

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The eye and the heart. The eye represents how the insanity of this man and his evilness. While the heart represents his gulit.

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M.P C.D

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The eye signifies the evilness in the man and the heart illustrates the narrator's guilt. K.S E.I

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The eye signifies the evilness in the man and the heart illustrates the narrator's guilt. K.S E.I

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He is both because "The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them." and "There was nothing to wash out — no stain of any kind — no blood-spot whatever. I had been too wary for that. A tub had caught all". These shows that even though he is insane he can also be calculated killer. J.P J. H.

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The narrator is a calculated killer due to the amount of time and precaution he took into his murder.  He takes the time to wait until he has his eyes on what he wants, that being the old man's eye. He also takes the countermeasures of cutting up and storing away the old man's pieces to avoid detection of said crime. T.K. T.O.

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" Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!"

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Tell-Tale is included in the title, because at the end of the story, the main character who had done pretty much everything perfectly in his killing of the old man he was taking care of, but at the very last minute told the officers what he had done. This was not what he planned to do, because he had gotten away with it. SH EA

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Tell-Tale is included in the title, because at the end of the story, the main character who had done pretty much everything perfectly in his killing of the old man he was taking care of, but at the very last minute told the officers what he had done. This was not what he planned to do, because he had gotten away with it. SH EA

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The title "The Tell- Heart" means that the heart tells on him in a way it is his guilt eating at him for doing what he did.

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The title "The Tell- Heart" means that the heart tells on him in a way it is his guilt eating at him for doing what he did.

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A.H. ,B.C.

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The two main symbols are the eye and the heart. The eye symbolizes the imperfections of one, which the narrator relates to. The heart symbolizes the guilt, which was faced by the author.

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The two main symbols are the eye and the heart. The eye symbolizes the imperfections of one, which the narrator relates to. The heart symbolizes the guilt, which was faced by the author.

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S.L. - K.L.

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I believe this means that the beating of his heart made him confess  his wrongdoing. E.I 

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I believe this means that the beating of his heart made him confess  his wrongdoing. E.I 

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The quote that explains why he admitted his deed to the police would be at the end of the story, when he says, " 'I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die.' "
J.W
R.M

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the benefits of this is that we can hear their thoughts as they do stuff and we can determine just how mad he really is

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the benefits of this is that we can hear their thoughts as they do stuff and we can determine just how mad he really is

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braden and addi

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He admits the deed to the police because he thinks that they are mocking him and because the beating of the heart is driving him made. MP CD

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"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! — "
AD & CR

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He is desperate for the police officers to leave, and he goes and crazy which lead him to turning himself in for his crimes.   "Why would they not be gone? i paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men- but the noise steadily increased" (MK,CL)

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He is desperate for the police officers to leave, and he goes and crazy which lead him to turning himself in for his crimes.   "Why would they not be gone? i paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men- but the noise steadily increased" (MK,CL)

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The heart and the eye are both very symbolic in the story. We think the eye represents his evil thought and the heart represents his guilt for killing the old man.
I.k and J.L

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"Anything was more tolerable than this

derision!" "It grew louder — louder — louder!" I.K and J.L

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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! 

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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! 

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A.H., B.C.

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"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!" This excerpt from the text shows the agony that the narrator was facing due murdering the old man. 

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"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!" This excerpt from the text shows the agony that the narrator was facing due murdering the old man. 

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K.L - S.L

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The Tell-Tale Heart means the heart reveals the narrator's guilt and his thought process over his guilt of killing the man.

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The vulture eye and the beating heart. The heart represents the narrator's guilt while the eye represents his evil desires. T.K. T.O.

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His eye which represents death of the old man the and heart represents the fears of the old man. J. P.

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We think it means that he wanted to bury the fact that he murdered the old man. Which is shown when the old man is hidden in the floor boards after his death, and the old mans heartbeat is just a symbol of his guilt its the tell tale that he has remorse for what he did yet he refuses to acknowledge it so he drives himself crazy.
AD & CR

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I think it means that from the outside, he loves and takes care of this man but unknown to the victim, the truth was he hated the way he looked at him with his "vulture" eye and wanted to kill him. J.L. & I.K.

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"Anything was more tolerable than this derision! (...) I must scream or die." - SP JK/KK

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"I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!" K.S E.I

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"I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!" K.S E.I

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One symbol is the heart and it represents guilt. Another symbol is the vultures eye which represents haunt. JR BH

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One symbol is the heart and it represents guilt. Another symbol is the vultures eye which represents haunt. JR BH

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The heart is thumping which is making the man insane, and shows us as readers that he is going insane. The heart is tattle tale to him and reveals him to the police.

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The heart is thumping which is making the man insane, and shows us as readers that he is going insane. The heart is tattle tale to him and reveals him to the police.

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C.D M.P

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Poe uses the first-person point of view to show his thought process in relation to his actions. This benefits Poe because providing his thought process can help to convince the reader of his sanity and intentions. EA and SH

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Poe uses the first-person point of view to show his thought process in relation to his actions. This benefits Poe because providing his thought process can help to convince the reader of his sanity and intentions. EA and SH

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The Tell-Tale Heart means that the death of the Old Man ends up pushing the narrator to tell the truth.
J.W
R.M

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"I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!" T.K. T.O.

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The benefits are to show what was going on in his mind and to show his insanity. Alternatives wouldn't have shown why he killed the old man and his thought process.

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the eye represents an evilness in the man, and the heart beating represents the conscience of the man

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the eye represents an evilness in the man, and the heart beating represents the conscience of the man

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addi and braden

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The title signifies that the heart has a "mind of its own" and manipulates someone to do something, in this case being the narrator's sudden change of mind and turning himself in to the police. (MK/CL)

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The title signifies that the heart has a "mind of its own" and manipulates someone to do something, in this case being the narrator's sudden change of mind and turning himself in to the police. (MK/CL)

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At first, the narrator confidently denies murdering the old man, but later due to the irritating beating of the heart, he confesses his guilt.

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At first, the narrator confidently denies murdering the old man, but later due to the irritating beating of the heart, he confesses his guilt.

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S.L. - K.L.

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The beating of the heart forces the character to reveal that he killed the old man to the police.
-SP, JK/KK

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It allows the reader to see through the perspective of the character. I think Poe wanted us to see what the guy was thinking. K.S 

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It allows the reader to see through the perspective of the character. I think Poe wanted us to see what the guy was thinking. K.S 

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I think he is a calculated killer seeing as he watched every night to see how the old man sleeps ,and to plan when he is going to kill him. He also made sure to make no mess that he would have to clean up while having a place to despose of the body and it being concealed. A.H.

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I think he is a calculated killer seeing as he watched every night to see how the old man sleeps ,and to plan when he is going to kill him. He also made sure to make no mess that he would have to clean up while having a place to despose of the body and it being concealed. A.H.

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Poe ends up revealing the heart to the police when it was meant to not be known. JR BH

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Poe ends up revealing the heart to the police when it was meant to not be known. JR BH

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the eye represents evil and the heart symbolizes the narrators guilt. D.G., M.M.

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the eye represents evil and the heart symbolizes the narrators guilt. D.G., M.M.

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I believe that the man is a mad man, even though he does calculate everything, he mentions "powers" and a "disease" 

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I believe that the man is a mad man, even though he does calculate everything, he mentions "powers" and a "disease" 

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Braden

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Poe used this POV to show the reader how he thinks, and what he is feeling, he thinks he is not insane, but if you are looking at it another way there would almost be no opportunity for other possible answers/opinions. J.L. & I.K.

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I think it means the narators heart betrays what the narrator wanted to hide by beating in his ear and making him turn himself in out of guilt. J H

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I think it means the narators heart betrays what the narrator wanted to hide by beating in his ear and making him turn himself in out of guilt. J H

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The benefits of the first person POV was to show you his (the narrators) thought process and to make you feel just as crazy as him so you feel like its you who is insane not that your just reading about someone insane.
AD & CR

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Poe used 1st person P.O.V so that we can understand his mind and know his thoughts. And to see that he is really insane, and what the mind is capable of.          M.K C.L                                

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Poe used 1st person P.O.V so that we can understand his mind and know his thoughts. And to see that he is really insane, and what the mind is capable of.          M.K C.L                                

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They show his emotions and thoughts. Poe used the narrators POV to try and prove the narrators point of not being insane when he actually is. JR BH

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They show his emotions and thoughts. Poe used the narrators POV to try and prove the narrators point of not being insane when he actually is. JR BH

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"No doubt I now grew very pale; — but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased — and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound — much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton."

J. P.

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It allows the reader to see how the narrator is insane and how he thinks he isn't insane. It allows us to understand and see how he is insane. CD MP

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The story is put in first person to show the inside of the narrator and truly how insane they are, as well as this it shows the unreliability of the unstable character.
J.W
R.M

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As the story goes on, you can see his insanity slowly growing. His insanity is growing because of his thoughts, that wouldn't be shown in third person. - SP + JK

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The author does this to show inside the mind of an insane person. Alternatives would not have created discomfort in the audience.

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The author does this to show inside the mind of an insane person. Alternatives would not have created discomfort in the audience.

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K.L - S.L.

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It helps show how insane the narrator truley is. I think he chose this to show he is crazy. J H

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The reader was always put in a state of questioning as because most of the characters were insane, you couldn't really trust their narrative. T.K. T.O.