Twas the young man's insanity in Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart that led him to the vicious murder of the old man and his own downfall. ... It would be impossible to tell what was going on in the young man's mind to drive him to this maliciously callous slaughter, or what would have driven him to turning himself into the completely oblivious police. ... It was the beating of the old man's heart. ... I thought the heart must burst. ... -it is the beating of his hideous heart"" (pg 39). ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Every day she waits eagerly for his return, but as his absence grew longer and longer she becomes heart broken. One night after she cries herself to sleep she has a dream in which Lorenzo's ghost appears and tells her of his death and where he was buried. ... Without sounding overly fictional, there is a fairy tale like quality to this story. Many impossible events, like Lorenzo's ghost, Lisabetta crying herself to death, and "planting" the head of a loved one, add a surreal and fantastic shimmer to this otherwise grim tale. ...

• Word Count: 741
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Let us tell an old story anew and we will see how well you know it," says the narrator as the retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent, begins. ... It helps tell whether it's a sad or happy moment. ... It is a family-oriented movie for all ages, a story about love from an evil-hearted fairy who loves the child of her worst enemy. ... From this alone we can tell Jolie worked very hard to get the role perfect but she couldn't do it alone. ... The audience wants to be transported to another world, and Disney has done a spectacular job in painting classical fairy tale-like scenes....

• Word Count: 1418
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 852
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is an impressive tale told in first person. ... But by using a third person view you loose a lot of intimacy, character, and heart that you receive when using a first person view. ... Since Jane is the narrator, she does not know about Rochester's past too much, just what he tells her. ...

• Word Count: 812
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School