The Tell-Tale Heart Review

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What is the main idea of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

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The story is about a man who commits a crime and is driven to confession.

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How does the narrator feel when the police first enter his home?

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Confident

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What is the narrator's feeling towards the old man?

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He loves him.

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How long did it take the narrator to accomplish his goal?

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8 nights.

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What is the setting of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

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The old man's house, in his bedroom at midnight.

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What literary device is primarily used in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

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Unreliable narrator.

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What does the heartbeat symbolize in the story?

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Guilt and paranoia.

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What motivates the narrator to commit the crime?

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His obsession with the old man's eye.

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How does the story explore the theme of madness?

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Through the narrator's descent into insanity.

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What is the significance of the title 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

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It refers to the heart revealing the narrator's guilt.