PPT-Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Essentials to the Story Main Characters The Narrator The Old Man Setting The TellTale Heart is written as a flashback a narrator is recounting events from the past. Poe whose cloudy personal life is a virtual legend considered himself primarily a poet For Annie 1849 One of Poes poems Opening lines Thank Heaven the crisis The danger is past brPage 3br For Annie Thank Heaven the crisis The danger is past And t , . 1809-1849. E.A. Poe. . Poe is a romantic figure, the archetype of the extravagant genius, an embodiment of the satanic characters he developed in his fiction.. Life. Son of travelling actor. Raised in Richmond, Virginia by the Allan family. By Edgar . Allan. Poe. From 1809 -1849. About The author . Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.. After the Death of his mother from . tuberculosis . and the abandonment of his father, at the age two Allan was adopted by Frances and John Allan.. A. llan . Poe and Gothic Fiction. . Find . powerpoint. and video links on . www.rcovelli.weebly.com. Edgar Allan Poe. What do we know about him. ?. Lived 1809-1849. Write visual notes!. Watch. , listen, . American Gothic Literature. Gothic literature began from the Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages.. Gothic architecture features:. Tall towers. Flying buttresses . Pointed archways. Vaulted ceilings. Gothic poetry. Lesson Objectives. To introduce Gothic poetry and the conventions and themes represented within this genre;. To demonstrate the poetic techniques used to convey the themes and concepts common to the gothic genre of poetry;. Edgar Allen Poe. One the greatest and unhappiest of American poets, a master of the horror tale, and the patron saint of the detective story. Edgar Allan Poe first gained critical acclaim in France and England. . 1843. Summary. The Tell-Tale Heart is a powerful psychological thriller that gives an account of a murder from the perspective of its perpetrator, a deranged madman. The narrator plots to kill an old man to forever rid himself of his “Evil Eye”. For seven nights the narrator stalks the old man, waiting to catch his enemy-the eye-open. . PROOF ONE:. One of the main characters are named . Fortunado. . In the end, this character dies.. PROOF TWO:. Montressor. jokes that he is a mason when . Fortunado. asks for a sign, and . Monstressor. Poetic Principle. Reasons to study poetry: . 1. To learn creativity. 2. To make yourself more well-rounded. 3. To better understand yourself through understanding others. . 4. Aesthetics (beauty). 5. History. PROOF ONE:. One of the main characters are named . Fortunado. . In the end, this character dies.. PROOF TWO:. Montressor. jokes that he is a mason when . Fortunado. asks for a sign, and . Monstressor. EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1809-1849: . Only lived 40 years. Born in Boston Massachusetts. Mother died at a young age; Father abandoned the family. Taken in by a family in Virginia but never adopted. Wealthy uncle left him a fortune. Do you know the author of this story?. Pre-Reading Discussion:. What do you already know about the story’s author?. What does the title reveal about the story?. What hypotheses about the story can you make based on this context?. Poe . the Author. Poe introduced . horror. . and . detective fiction. . This story was his . last. . story; published in . 1846. Poe’s . primary concern was . “unity of effect,” . which means that every element of a story should help create a single emotional impact.