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  • Slide: 1
  • The exposition of The Tell-Tale Heart introduces the narrator, who insists he is sane while confessing to a planned murder. He explains his obsession with the old man's "vulture eye," which makes him plot the crime.
  • The inciting incident occurs when the narrator decides he must kill the old man to rid himself of the disturbing "vulture eye."
  • Slide: 2
  • The rising action includes the narrator stalking the old man each night, carefully planning the murder, and getting more obsessed and confident as he prepares to achieve his devious plan
  • The climax happens when the narrator finally kills the old man and hides his body under the floorboards, believing he has committed the perfect crime.
  • Slide: 3
  • The falling action begins when the police come to investigate after a neighbor hears a loud scream. The narrator stays calm and even invites them inside , placing his chair right above the hidden body.
  • The conclusion occurs when the narrator, overwhelmed by the sound of the old man's beating heart, breaks down and confesses to the murder, revealing the hidden body to the police.