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That the narrator stalks

the old man prior to
(before) the murder
suggests what? in tell tale heart

User Bskard
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Answer:

It suggests he had been planning to kill the old man for quite some time but had to work up the nerve to actually do it

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User Mary Hamlin
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Answer:

his "vulture eye" angered the narrator (because he thought it was evil) and made him want to kill him. this suggests guilt and anger.

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