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Counter Arguments In Tell-Tale Heart By Edgar Allen Poe

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In the short story “Tell-Tale Heart”,by Edgar Allen Poe, a man is overwhelmed by many different problems which makes him do terrible things.If the narrator is guilty of premeditated murder, then many things can be held against him that could get him arrested. To begin with, he lied to the police when they asked him if anything was wrong. That could be used against him because lying to the police is a serious crime. A common counter argument that could be brought was that he was just trying to defend himself. This argument is not valid because the narrator violated the law when he lied to the police. Next, he dismembered the body which breaks many laws and could be used against him in law. There would be no counter argument that could help the narrator be proven …show more content…

This would not be a valid argument because he murdered the man while he was there, and he dismembered the body. In addition to this, he hid the body from anybody that was trying to solve the case. This could be used against him because he was keeping all of this a secret, which took the case longer to solve. No valid counter argument would work in this situation because there is no other evidence that could support the argument. To follow up with, he murdered the old man while he was sleeping. This is the instance in the case where he could be charged with a very long sentence, There is no counter argument because they already have all of the evidence that he is guilty of this murder case. Next, the narrator had no reason to kill the old man. The narrator told the people that he hated the eye, so he decided to kill the old man to be free of it. A counter argument that is often used in this instance is that he is insane. This could help the narrator in court, but he would still be charged with murder. To follow up with, he went to the old man’s house at midnight every night for twelve

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