PATHOLOGY MCQ
HEART
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I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men-but the noise steadily increased.
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Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.
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____ I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work ____
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____ I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling:but it continued and gained definitiveness-until at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main point of “The Tell-Tale Heart” is perhaps that murder is likely to come to light. In this story, the crime was concealed well, but the narrator was unable to overcome his or her guilt after killing an innocent person.
Detailed explanation-2: -Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent other objects or ideas. The two main symbols in this short story are the eye, which represents evil, and the heart, which symbolizes the narrator’s guilt and conscience.
Detailed explanation-3: -Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” ends with the narrator confessing his murder of the old man to the police visiting his residence. At first confident that he will not be caught, the narrator has described in detail the great care he took in preparing for and committing the crime of murder.