Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tell Tale Heart Discussion Questions

1.    What sort of conclusion is the reader most likely to make after reading these early lines from the story? “You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded….”

2.    What is the mood of this story? How does Edgar Allen Poe establish this mood?



3.    Is the conflict in this story external or internal? Could it be both?  Give evidence from the story to support your answer.



 
4.    Why do you think the main character “admits the deed” to the police officers?  What do you think the narrator is really hearing at the end of the story?  What makes you think so?



5.    Other reactions to the story:




6.    New vocabulary words:

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