Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptations
animated adaptations
gptkbp:artistic_legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:author gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkbp:character_arc the narrator's descent into madness
gptkbp:character_motivation fear of discovery
gptkbp:character_relationships isolated
gptkbp:character_voice intense and frantic
gptkbp:characterized_by intense and psychological
gptkbp:climax the confession
gptkbp:confessional_tone yes
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
man vs. self
gptkbp:critical_analysis examines the psyche of the narrator
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced horror literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance a staple in horror literature.
gptkbp:element the lantern
gptkbp:ending_line it is the beating of his hideous heart!
gptkbp:film_technique inspired horror films
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
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_symbolic_of conscience
gptkbp:language_spoken minimal
gptkbp:literary_devices unreliable narrator
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:main_character the narrator
gptkbp:mood suspenseful
gptkbp:motif madness
gptkbp:narrative first-person
linear
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
foreshadowing
gptkbp:narrative_theme fear and paranoia
gptkbp:narrator's_conflict his own mind
gptkbp:narrator's_delusion hearing the heartbeat
gptkbp:narrator's_mental_state unstable
gptkbp:narrator's_motivation to prove sanity
gptkbp:narrator's_perspective subjective experience
gptkbp:opening_line true!—nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous
gptkbp:plot murder and madness
gptkbp:published_in 1843
gptkbp:reader_demographic varied interpretations
intense empathy
gptkbp:resolution the narrator's breakdown
gptkbp:setting an unnamed city
gptkbp:style gothic
gptkbp:symbol the eye
gptkbp:symbolic_actions the murder
gptkbp:symbolism the heartbeat
gptkbp:tempo fast-paced
gptkbp:theme guilt
gptkbp:themes the nature of evil
gptkbp:viewpoint subjective
gptkbp:writings explores the nature of guilt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_canon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5