Short Stories

A Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe

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Short Stories

A Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe

The Lottery

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The Gothic Novel

In the 18th Century - ‘the gothic novel’ - England.

Baroque Novel (roman)

Subgenre: the Historic Novel.

Mystery and the supernatural...

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19th-century were Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

Edgar Allan Poe.

Other literary wonders are 'Wuthering heights' (1847) van Emily Brontë and her sister Charlotte's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).

(Victorian) novel in this genre is Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' from 1897.
Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu was inspired by the same themes with vampires (female), mystery and Romance.

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A Tell-Tale Heart

https://youtu.be/j_yE0h75LvA

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“Tell Tale Heart” Close Reading/Analysis

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Write down three of the qualities the narrator mentions he has .

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In your opinion, does having those qualities prove his sanity—or not? Explain

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“Tell Tale Heart” Close Reading/Analysis

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What does he think he hears? What's your explanation for the sound he hears?

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