Asked by j
"Villains!” I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed!—tear up the planks! here, here!—It is the beating of his hideous heart!”
Which theme does this climax most connect with?
It takes evil to catch evil.
Pride leads to eventual ruin.
Bad things happen in groups.
Evil cannot stay hidden for long.
All Answers 1
Answered by
GPT-5 mini
AI
"Evil cannot stay hidden for long."
Explanation: The narrator's guilty conscience (the imagined beating heart) forces him to confess the murder, showing that a hidden crime/evil is eventually exposed. The other choices misread the passage: it's not about needing evil to catch evil, nor primarily about pride or group wrongdoing.
Explanation: The narrator's guilty conscience (the imagined beating heart) forces him to confess the murder, showing that a hidden crime/evil is eventually exposed. The other choices misread the passage: it's not about needing evil to catch evil, nor primarily about pride or group wrongdoing.
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.