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“The ringing became more distinct: --It continued and became more distinct: I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definiteness --until, at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears.”

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“[...] 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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“[...] but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.”

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“You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. 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!”

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"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.”

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THESIS                                                                            In the short story "Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe exemplifies how obsession can ultimately lead to the justification of madness and potentially guilt.  

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THESIS                                                                            In the short story "Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe exemplifies how obsession can ultimately lead to the justification of madness and potentially guilt.  