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An unnamed narrator, plagued by intense nervousness and heightened senses, insists on their sanity while confessing to the murder of an old man they lived with. The narrator claims the motivation was the old man's "vulture eye," which caused them great distress. Methodically, the narrator plans and executes the murder, dismembering the body and concealing it under the floorboards. When the police...

In Verona, the Montague and Capulet families are locked in a bitter feud. Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, meet at a masked ball and fall instantly in love. Despite their families' hatred, they secretly marry with the help of Friar Lawrence. When Romeo is banished for killing Juliet's cousin Tybalt, Juliet is forced into an arranged marriage with Paris. To avoid this, she takes a potion t...