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Suppose you are the narrator's attorney, assigned to defend him in the
aftermath of the murder he committed. Since the narrator freely admitted
to the police that he committed the crime, you have decided to have him
enter a plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity." First, identify evidence
in the text that you believe most strongly illustrates the narrator's
psychological state before, during, and after the murder. Then, identify
details that you would advise the narrator to leave out during his
testimony, as they reflect poorly on his character and might alienate or
offend the jury. Finally, based on text evidence, construct a brief "closing
argument" to the jury that makes the case that the narrator is not guilty
by reason of insanity for the crime of murder.
Your response will include an introduction, three body paragraphs
(addressing the 3 parts of the prompt) and a conclusion. You will include
textual evidence and explain how each piece of evidence is relevant to
your opinion or argument.

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mcarc09

This question refers to the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allan Poe. Supposing we are the narrator's attorney, below are the paragraphs concerning the prompt:

1. Since you have already confessed to the murder of the old man, sir, we must now develop a strategy to free you. To my mind, the best option we have is to  enter a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity." I know you do not like to be called mad, but it is our only way out from life in prison.

2. First, we must focus on details that reveal your psychological state. When you say things such as "nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am. . .," "I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth," or "I think it was his eye!" and "I knew that sound well, too. It was the beating of the old man's heart," you admit that your mental state was questionable and you were probably suffering from a mental illness when you committed the murder.

3. On the other hand, we must leave out details that can make the jury empathize with the victim and that can reflect poorly on your character. So, please, refrain from saying, "He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult," or "You should have seen how wisely I proceeded - with what caution. . ." Those things can harm you in court.

4. For my closing statement, I will evoke a feeling of pity from the jury. I will ask them to imagine what it feels like to believe you can hear everything in heaven and earth, and to never be able to stop hearing. I will tell them how awful it must be to believe there is something evil living with you. I will try to have them understand and feel sorry for your condition.

5. In conclusion, we can win this trial and get you free if we claim insanity and aim for sympathy and pity. I hope you understand these requirements and help me so that we can minimize the impact of what has happened.

  • Above, you will find the introduction, the 3 paragraphs and the conclusion, all according to the instructions. They were written as if the attorney is talking to the narrator.
  • In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator murders an old man for thinking he has an evil eye. The narrator also believes he can hear the man's heart beating.
  • The narrator does not admit that he is mad. He claims mad people would not act so calmly, so wisely as he did.
  • In conclusion, as his attorney, it is our duty to minimize the horror of what he did. We must try to make him a sympathetic character instead of a cold-blooded killer.

Learn more about the story here:

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