The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

1. Characters

   • Narrator
   • Old Man
   • 3 Policemen
   • Neighbor

2. Plot

   • The narrator insist he is sane.
   • He tells the story of how he murdered his next door neighbor, an old man, and how he did it.
   • He tells of how he killed the man due to his vulture eye, and how he hacked the body pieces, and hid them under the floorboards.
   • He finally ends the story by telling about the 3 policemen and his confession

3. Theme

   • The effects of guilt or conscience are caused by the wrongdoings that you know you shouldn't have committed.