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Mad, Am I? From the beginning of the story â€Å"The Tell-Tale Heart† by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator claims that he is very nervous and sensitive, but not mad and insane. Throughout the whole story he tries to make the readers believe that he is not mad by comparing his actions with the actions of a mad man. He hated the old man’s eye and became obsessed with it, so he planned to kill the old man even though he loved the old man. He has â€Å"the sense of hearing acute† all the things from ‘the heaven’, ‘the earth’ and ‘the hell’ (Poe). This clearly shows that either he could be a psychotic killer or mentally diseased, even though his actions while killing were precise, pre-planned, and cunning. The more he is trying to prove he is not mad, the inconsistencies in his sayings show his killing for a small reason, and the confession at end of story prove him even more insane. In the first paragraph, he explains that he has been ‘very dreadfully nervous’ and he still is while telling the story, but again, he claims that he is going to say ‘the whole story calmly and with detail observation’(Poe). He indeed speaks a senseless thing as nobody could be calm and nervous at the same time. So, it’s just his ignorance of accepting the fact that he is mad. On the eighth night when he tries to enter the room, he slips his thumb upon the tin fastening waking the old man. Although he claims he stayed still and quiet at that time, he actually gets afraid and shocked that he can’t even ‘move aShow MoreRelatedI Am A Mad Genius982 Words   |  4 PagesA mad genius: a person that has an extraordinarily high IQ, and is often overly â€Å"eccentric†. Scientists, and historians have been debating for years if there is a link between madness, and intelligence. 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