He was born in 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, the child of two actors tho both of them died when he wasjust three years old. He is said to be the father of the modern short story and wrote classics like 'To Helen,' 'The Raven,' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' 2.1 Edgar Allen PoeĮdgar Allen Poe was one of the most influential authors of his time. Then, I will analyse the story, after which I will conclude if the protagonist is accountable or not. Firstly, I will summaries Poe's life and the historical cases on which the story is based. It was not until some odd weeks later that when I thought about what I could choose as a topic for a term paper, I thought back to myself, this discussion would be fascinating to flash out even more, so, decided it was. They were about people and what scared them at the time. Lovecraft, who writes fantastical and outer worlds stories, Poe's storys always seem more human, more natural. I have read some American literature over the years, but the horror stories always engaged me the most. Instantly I was hooked as it was not just a reading but also a discussion about the protagonist's accountability. The first time I stumbled upon this story was trough a reading published online by the Poe Museum. It grows louder and louder until he confesses the murder. While he is talking to the three-man, he starts to hear the old man's heart beating through the floor. He feels safe because of how well he hid the body. They were alerted through the scream of the old man. He only murders the old man because of his blue eye, after which he hides his body under the floorboards. He insists that his plan was without passion. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded'.

Through this, the narrator wants to convince us that he is not insane because ' Madmen know nothing. It is a story of a murder who tells us how he acted out his plan. Edgar Allen Poe's short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' was published in 1834.

The tell tale heart short story