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I could see nothing else of the old mans face or person: for I had directed the ray as if by instinct, precisely upon the spot. Which best explains how this action provoked the speaker to murder the old man?

A.) The eye, which the speaker hates, becomes separate and distinct from the man himself, whom the speaker says he loves.

B.) The speaker realizes that the old man’s eyes are open, which means that the old man would be able to tell everyone who attacked him.

C.) The speaker realizes that the old man is afraid, and he wants to put the old man out of his misery.

D.) The old man’s glassy eye makes the speaker think that he’s dead already.

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B.) The speaker realizes that the old man’s eyes are open, which means that the old man would be able to tell everyone who attacked him.

(Is this Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe)

"like the thread of the spider, shot from out the

crevice and full upon the vulture eye." (Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Heart)

Answer:

B.) The speaker realizes that the old man’s eyes are open, which means that the old man would be able to tell everyone who attacked him is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The story refers to The Tell-Tale Heart, a short story written by American author Edgar Allan Poe and it narrates the story of a murder committed by the narrator.

The speakers feels there is a threat for him in that part of the story because the old man hap opened his eyes and he could identify the narrator, so he decided to kill the man to avoid this.

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