This thesis discusses the murders and murderers in Edgar Allan Poe's “The Black Cat”, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. It looks at their self-defenses and motivations for their...Show moreThis thesis discusses the murders and murderers in Edgar Allan Poe's “The Black Cat”, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. It looks at their self-defenses and motivations for their crimes with specific attention for their forensic oratory.Show less