Question

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Which sentence in this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” reveals why the narrator wants to kill the old man?

Answer 1

Answer:

The last sentence is the correct sentence; "And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."

Explanation:

It's the only sentence that expresses critical thought about an opponent.

Answer 2

The sentence that revels why narrator wants to kill the old man because "And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."

What is “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

This is a crime story written by Edgar Allan Poe. In the story, a murder happened and to hide a murder, they cut the body into small pieces and hide them.

Thus, the correct option is D, "And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."

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