The main physical setting in The Tell-Tale Heart is the house the narrator shares with the old man. More specifically the story takes place primarily in the mans bedroom and right outside of his room in the hall. The whole story takes place during the earliest dark hours of the day while the nameless protagonist stalks the old man. SimilarlyThe Fall of The House of Usher is set in a home, however, unlike The Tale-Tell Heart this story is heavily described to create the perfect image of the depressing household. The most important setting is in the mood and atmosphere of the stories. Though the setting inside the insane minds of the protagonists are the most important.
