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Media Lesson: Edgar Allan Poe

Directions: Use this graphic organizer to help compare and contrast the narrators of “The Tell-
Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Be sure to include a quotation to support your
answer. The boxes in the chart will expand as you type your responses into them.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Cask of Amontillado”


When does the reader The reader suspects the The reader might think that
suspect that the narrator is reader is insane the very the narrator is insane at the
insane? beginning of the story when beginning, but does not get
he keeps trying to convince confirmation until the end of
them that he is not mad. the story.
How do other characters The other characters The other characters seem
respond to the narrator? suspected something to be oblivious to his plans and
wrong, but they did not have treat him normally.
any evidence to prove
otherwise.
Is the narrator sorry for his He is driven crazy by his The narrator confesses his
actions later? actions and admits what he crime, but is not remorseful.
did and turns himself in.
In what ways did the narrators The narrator stalked the The narrator buried him alive,
prolong their victim's agony? victim night after night and securing a long and painful
terrorized him the night of the death.
crime.
Which narrator's story is more This story is horrifying This story is horrifying
horrifying? Explain. because the reader sees and because not only did the
experiences what the narrator narrator deceivingly plot
does, which takes the reader against the victim and
on the same insane ride he is succeeded, but he was never
on. remorseful or punished for his
actions.

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