The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe | Summary & Analysis

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[Joepert]

Skip to 3:58 for the 'Summary & Analysis'!

[rebekahjcowan]

This was ultimately more of a summary of Poe...

[jerrymay]

About 7 min but only 2 minutes go to the actual analysis. Not that I'm ungrateful but more can be expected from what you presented on the video title.

[Gala-o]

Most of what you re saying is true, and thank you for that. However, Poe has always been described as very polite, very nice with his friends and always here to help. (says Charles Baudelaire, his only fine french translator.) You have probably believed what people say about him because of M. George Griswold, one of poe friend who difamed him. Of course he was an alchoolic but you can't say that he had a bad temper. (I'm French, sorry if there is any mistakes)

[bengalsfan]

Poe was such a fine specimen, definitely a smash.

[Queen.AnneBoleyn]

I live close to Baltimore, MD and I'm going to Edgar's home and museum during Halloween ⚰️ His burial site is there as well. Thank you for this analysis of his work. 👁️🏚️I🖤 love this story ✍️⚰️☠️

[raiyanhaque]

Toccata and Fugue in D minor goes well with this piece, it seems!

[karinematatya]

We didn't ask for a novel about Poe's life.

[Kitbats]

4:38 wow I thought someone behind me was running lol

[wisan]

we just gonna skip over the thirteen year old cousin part

[trindinwright]

In my opinion, I don’t believe this to be an accurate interpretation at all of what Poe was meaning. Symbols below...
EyE(Judgment)
Old Man (poets, artists, social critics)
Heart(conscious)
Narrator (masses on an individual level)
Murder(triggered response, which often leads to actual murder)
House(society)
Floorboards(emotional suppression)

The narrator is a representation of the minds of most people, but focus should be applied to the Old man. A modern example being MLK or anyone else who dared show that it seen the people, system etc for what it is. The old man, much like MLK didn’t do anything wrong to the narrator, the masses don’t wish to financially rob him, and claim to love him(claim to stand for his ideals) as long as he isn’t judging them for their hypocrisies, them(the narrator) in the way only these people with EyE of the critic, the old man was ok. The problem is the old man can’t help it, the old man can’t help what and how he sees and the Judgments that come from it, which creates an internal, ever evolving conflict that denigrates into a triggerable madness. This madness is only unleashed when the judgment(EyE is seen) is present. It explains why the narrator sneaks in, but can only do the deed when he sees the eye.

The evil folks of this world are usually in other areas very sane people which the narrator tries to repeatedly convince you of and in many ways the masses are, except when their closely held beliefs are challenged.
We see how people respond to artists, social critics that challenge these beliefs whether it be politics left vs right, a belief in God, which God, love of country, class, borders, even trivial things like sports and music.
The police show and the narrator who could be a boy/Girl Scout in other areas of their life they can pretend very easily and maybe even belief themselves to be sane, until the heartbeat begins to become louder and louder and the eased trigger after you kill the judge is replaced by the guilt you tried to suppress under the floorboards of your mind that drive you mad. Hardly anyone likes their closely held beliefs challenged this is why most are the narrator. If you have a closely held belief that you don’t like being challenged you know who that makes you? The Narrator.
What’s beneath your floorboards?
What/whom is your trigger?
Read or watch it again and I think you’ll find my interpretation makes much more sense.

[alexandrebeaudoin-laporte]

What is the name of the famous piece in this video?

[belkYT]

He was 27 and married his 13 year old cousin 🤨

[abelword]

Why the narrator confess his crime to the police ?