Approximately When did it take place, the tell tale heart

While Poe doesn't specify a time period and many of his stories seem to be set in an earlier era, clues in the story suggest it takes places in the 1830s or 1840s, in Poe's lifetime

Explanation:

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.