For the next lesson : Read the story and answer the following questions in your notebook.
1. There are 3 moments described in the story : what ?
– the first week ( until line …? )
2. How does the narrator try to convince the reader that he is not mad ?
3. Do you think he is mad ? Justify your answer.
4.List the expressions showing the increased noises of the beating heart at the end and the narator’s reaction to it.
5. The Tell-Tale Heart is based upon a set of oppositions. Fill in the table below with words and expressions from the text beonging to these semantic fields
NOISE | SILENCE |
LIGHT | DARKNESS |
COURAGE/CONFIDENCE | FEAR |
RAPID MOVEMENT | MOTIONLESS /CAUTION |