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The Tell Tale Heart is a short story written in 1843 by Edgar Allen Poe. This story starts with the narrator telling us how he is not mad, merely nervous, but not crazy.In this story he explains that he loves and takes care of this old man. He has nothing against this old man, in fact he cares for him, but he hates the old man’s “vulture-eye”. The narrator hates the eye and decides to kill the old man to be free of it. He devises a plan to be free of the eye, the narrator goes to the old man's room every night at 12am, for seven days. On the eighth night, he went into the bedroom, then quickly drags the old man, off the bed, and then pulls the bed on top of the man. The narrator then waits till he hears the old man’s heart stop. Once this happens the narrator takes his body, chops it up, and hides it underneath the floorboards in the old man’s room. The Cask of Amontillado is another short story written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. In this story Montresor, the narrator, begins by telling us that Fortunato has has insulted him. Montresor must get revenge, so he plans out the perfect murder. He meets Fortunato, during a carnival celebration. Montresor mentions he’s found a barrel of Amontillado. Fortunato expresses eager interest in verifying the wine’s authenticity. Montresor feeds Fortunato drinks, and Fortunato eventually ends up chained to the wall. Montresor then builds a wall around him, leaving him to die. At the end of the story we learn that it has been 50 years since the crime was committed, and Montresor never got caught. These two storied share differences, such as sanity/insanity, and motive; as well as a similarity both murders were premeditated. The narrator in the Tell Tale Heart, seems to be of sane mind. This is because he demonstrates guilt for the crime he has committed. Guilt/ Remorse is a major factor in determining someone's sanity.“I could bear those hypocritical smiles
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The Tell Tale Heart is a short story written in 1843 by Edgar Allen Poe. This story starts with the narrator telling us how he is not mad, merely nervous, but not crazy.In this story he explains that he loves and takes care of this old man. He has nothing against this old man, in fact he cares for him, but he hates the old man’s “vulture-eye”. The narrator hates the eye and decides to kill the old man to be free of it. He devises a plan to be free of the eye, the narrator goes to the old man's room every night at 12am, for seven days. On the eighth night, he went into the bedroom, then quickly drags the old man, off the bed, and then pulls the bed on top of the man. The narrator then waits till he hears the old man’s heart stop. Once this happens the narrator takes his body, chops it up, and hides it underneath the floorboards in the old man’s room. The Cask of Amontillado is another short story written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. In this story Montresor, the narrator, begins by telling us that Fortunato has has insulted him. Montresor must get revenge, so he plans out the perfect murder. He meets Fortunato, during a carnival celebration. Montresor mentions he’s found a barrel of Amontillado. Fortunato expresses eager interest in verifying the wine’s authenticity. Montresor feeds Fortunato drinks, and Fortunato eventually ends up chained to the wall. Montresor then builds a wall around him, leaving him to die. At the end of the story we learn that it has been 50 years since the crime was committed, and Montresor never got caught. These two storied share differences, such as sanity/insanity, and motive; as well as a similarity both murders were premeditated. The narrator in the Tell Tale Heart, seems to be of sane mind. This is because he demonstrates guilt for the crime he has committed. Guilt/ Remorse is a major factor in determining someone's sanity.“I could bear those hypocritical smiles