Cask Of Amontillado
“The Cask of Amontillado” - Research Topic Proposal
I have selected Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” story for my upcoming term paper. I have selected this work because, in it, the self-interests of both Montressor and Fortunato combine to create a gripping narrative. This is because, at the outset, Montressor is motivated by the desire to exact revenge against Fortunato for some unidentified transgression. Owing to this individual aspiration, Montressor creates an alluring story about having discovered some exceptional wine. Having captured the interest of Fortunato, Montressor announces that he will ask a wine connoisseur named Luchresi to verify the authenticity of the unusual brandy. Given that Fortunato is also a wine expert, …show more content…
he does not want the honor of sampling the new wine to go to Luchresi. Accordingly, Fortunato pleads with Montressor to be granted the opportunity of testing the wine. In this scenario, Fortunato is motivated by the individual objective of obtaining fame from analyzing the uncommon wine. Similarly, Montressor is inspired by the personal goal of taking revenge against Fortunato. These circumstances have drawn my interest in “The Cask of Amontillado”.
I am of the opinion that the imagination of both Fortunato and Montressor render “The Cask of Amontillado” a striking work.
Fortunato’s imagination is evident in that he believes that the rare wine is hidden in the deepest recesses of some catacombs. This is despite that he is finding it difficult to breath owing to the extreme dampness of these underground caves. A reader would wonder how whoever placed the wine in the caves withstood the harsh environment. Further, why would anyone store the wine in such a location? Interestingly, owing to his wild imagination, Fortunato does not seem to be bothered by such …show more content…
concerns.
Fortunato’s imagination is also evident especially after he has been chained to some pegs in the farthest end of the underground caves. Interestingly, Fortunato thinks that Montressor is merely playing a practical joke. Fortunato thereby imagines that, after this hoax, he will join Montressor in a wine-taking event where the duo would relive these events happily.
Montressor’s imagination also enriches “The Cask of Amontillado”.
To this end, Montressor correctly imagines that his domestic servants would defy his orders not to leave the house. Accordingly, as he leaves for a carnival, Montressor instructs the servants to remain at home. Montressor does not however expect the servants to comply with his orders; he imagines that they would leave as soon as he goes out. True to his imagination, the servants defy Montressor, thus providing him with an opportunity of implementing his plans against Fortunato. Montressor’s imagination is crucial because, without it, Montressor would not revenge against Fortunato. The story would thus take a different turn at the point where Montressor and Fortunato reach Montressor’s
home.
As I write this research paper, I hope to have answered the following research questions:
Given that Montressor’s glory comprising wealth and admiration was lost some time back, with Fortunato’s glory being intact, did the offense committed by Fortunato entail stealing Montressor’s wealth?
Considering that he disregards certain warning signs including that Montressor introduces the rare wine at an inopportune moment, is Fortunato guilty about having wronged Montressor and thus intent on atoning for his ills?
Considering that he is evidently obsessed with Fortunato’s wrongdoing and need to punish the transgressor, could Montressor be mentally unstable and thereby carrying out revenge against Fortunato merely in his imagination?
I have selected Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” story for my upcoming term paper. I have selected this work because, in it, the self-interests of both Montressor and Fortunato combine to create a gripping narrative. This is because, at the outset, Montressor is motivated by the desire to exact revenge against Fortunato for some unidentified transgression. Owing to this individual aspiration, Montressor creates an alluring story about having discovered some exceptional wine. Having captured the interest of Fortunato, Montressor announces that he will ask a wine connoisseur named Luchresi to verify the authenticity of the unusual brandy. Given that Fortunato is also a wine expert, …show more content…
he does not want the honor of sampling the new wine to go to Luchresi. Accordingly, Fortunato pleads with Montressor to be granted the opportunity of testing the wine. In this scenario, Fortunato is motivated by the individual objective of obtaining fame from analyzing the uncommon wine. Similarly, Montressor is inspired by the personal goal of taking revenge against Fortunato. These circumstances have drawn my interest in “The Cask of Amontillado”.
I am of the opinion that the imagination of both Fortunato and Montressor render “The Cask of Amontillado” a striking work.
Fortunato’s imagination is evident in that he believes that the rare wine is hidden in the deepest recesses of some catacombs. This is despite that he is finding it difficult to breath owing to the extreme dampness of these underground caves. A reader would wonder how whoever placed the wine in the caves withstood the harsh environment. Further, why would anyone store the wine in such a location? Interestingly, owing to his wild imagination, Fortunato does not seem to be bothered by such …show more content…
concerns.
Fortunato’s imagination is also evident especially after he has been chained to some pegs in the farthest end of the underground caves. Interestingly, Fortunato thinks that Montressor is merely playing a practical joke. Fortunato thereby imagines that, after this hoax, he will join Montressor in a wine-taking event where the duo would relive these events happily.
Montressor’s imagination also enriches “The Cask of Amontillado”.
To this end, Montressor correctly imagines that his domestic servants would defy his orders not to leave the house. Accordingly, as he leaves for a carnival, Montressor instructs the servants to remain at home. Montressor does not however expect the servants to comply with his orders; he imagines that they would leave as soon as he goes out. True to his imagination, the servants defy Montressor, thus providing him with an opportunity of implementing his plans against Fortunato. Montressor’s imagination is crucial because, without it, Montressor would not revenge against Fortunato. The story would thus take a different turn at the point where Montressor and Fortunato reach Montressor’s
home.
As I write this research paper, I hope to have answered the following research questions:
Given that Montressor’s glory comprising wealth and admiration was lost some time back, with Fortunato’s glory being intact, did the offense committed by Fortunato entail stealing Montressor’s wealth?
Considering that he disregards certain warning signs including that Montressor introduces the rare wine at an inopportune moment, is Fortunato guilty about having wronged Montressor and thus intent on atoning for his ills?
Considering that he is evidently obsessed with Fortunato’s wrongdoing and need to punish the transgressor, could Montressor be mentally unstable and thereby carrying out revenge against Fortunato merely in his imagination?