Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:anthology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_canon
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
animated adaptations
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:award
gptkbp:artistic_legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:author gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkbp:character_arc the narrator's descent into madness
gptkbp:character_relationships isolated
gptkbp:climax the confession
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
man vs. self
his own mind
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced horror literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance a staple in horror literature.
gptkbp:ends_at it is the beating of his hideous heart!
gptkbp:filmography inspired horror films
gptkbp:genre gptkb:film
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element the lantern
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
gptkbp:influence psychological horror
gptkbp:inspiration Poe's own experiences
gptkbp:is_characterized_by intense and psychological
gptkbp:is_critical_for examines the psyche of the narrator
gptkbp:is_motivated_by fear of discovery
to prove sanity
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of conscience
the murder
gptkbp:language minimal
gptkbp:literary_devices unreliable narrator
gptkbp:main_character the narrator
gptkbp:mood gptkb:battle
suspenseful
gptkbp:motif madness
gptkbp:narrated_by intense and frantic
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
stream of consciousness
linear
unstable
foreshadowing
hearing the heartbeat
gptkbp:narrative_theme fear and paranoia
gptkbp:opened true!—nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous
gptkbp:plot murder and madness
gptkbp:published_by 1843
gptkbp:reader_demographic varied interpretations
intense empathy
gptkbp:resolution the narrator's breakdown
gptkbp:setting an unnamed city
gptkbp:speed fast-paced
gptkbp:style gothic
gptkbp:symbol the eye
gptkbp:symbolism the heartbeat
gptkbp:theme guilt
gptkbp:themes the nature of evil
gptkbp:viewpoint subjective
subjective experience
gptkbp:wrote explores the nature of guilt