Tell tale heart
23. the narrator escorts the police around the house, audaciously showing them his “treasures,” his keepsakes and collectibles. next, he brings them chairs so they can “rest from their fatigues.” the narrator is overly self-confident, and he is very proud of how he handles himself. they sit in the very room where the murder was committed. he chats with the visitors and is with how well he can carry on a conversation. however, soon the narrator begins to feel sick; his head aches, and there is a ringing in his ears. he wants to get rid of the officers, but they just stay and keep on talking. the sound continues, and finally the narrator realizes it is not within his ears, but rather a resonance he has heard earlier: “… a low, dull, quick sound – such as a sound a makes when enveloped in cotton.”

question 23 options:

watch

typewriter

doorbell

hammer

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18