‘The Tell-Tale Heart’
"Was it possible they heard not?
Almighty God!— no, no! They
heard!— They suspected! — They knew! — They were making a mockery of
my horror!"
This is one of my favourite quotes. It shows the depth of
Poe’s insanity and that of his writing and points to a very unstable and most
likely insane personality. Poe was a madman and he was just in denial about the
lethal event. Poe uses the allusion and relates it to God because the noise is
so unbearable, and all he can do is pray for God's help. "Was it possible
they heard not? Almighty God!" this quote shows the narrator having a
mental breakdown after murdering the old man. He was hearing the beating noise
and it was getting louder and louder. He was amazed that no one else could hear
it. Edgar Allen Poe did an unbelievable developing the killer as a mentally
unstable character who is not entirely in control of his thoughts. Poe's work
helps reveal character and truly bring the protagonist to life.
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