Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart." If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence. First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.

What feature of gothic literature does the excerpt include?

an exploration of rational and irrational behavior

a study of strong emotions

a description of unexplained events

an examination of fear

The feature of gothic literature that this excerpt includes is:

A. an exploration of rational and irrational behavior

Explanation:

"Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, an American author who is seen till this day as a master of gothic literature. In this particular excerpt, the characteristic of gothic literature that can be perceived is the exploration of rational and irrational behavior. The narrator is trying to convince readers that he is a sane, rational man. To do so, he explains how he disposed of the body of a man he killed. What he is using as proof of his sanity is precisely what disproves it, which shows how irrational he is. He did not kill this man to protect himself or someone else, but for psychotic reasons. For instance, he believed he could hear the man's heart beating.

i think the answer is d)solicitude sorry if the answer is wrong.