"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is a story about a man named Montresor who wants revenge on a man named Fortunato. He wants this revenge because he feels he has insulted him. Montresor then plans a way to kill Fortunato. This story teaches us that revenge is guilt.…
The short story of “The Cask of Amontillado”, can qualify as the grimmest anecdote by Edgar Allan Poe. A mystery story in which the theme of revenge takes the character to commit an atrocious murder in the person of Fortunato.The cruel revenge as part of an unmerciful punishment. However, the main character, which we know only who has been offended by Fortunato does not clarify all the reasons that led him to commit such an act of revenge, limits to just simply tell us that he has been insulted. Does it justify this insult the…
Edgar Allan Poe, reputed as the father of American short stories, is a poet, writer and literary critic of nineteenth century. His works, most of which explore the dark side of consciousness and subconsciousness of human beings, was well-known for horror and mystery. "The Black Cat" is one of Poe's masterpieces. It depicts love, hatred and fear between men through the narration of the changing relationship between a mentally abnormal man and a black cat. Loneliness, death, torture and abnormal psychology are core elements in "The Black Cat" This thesis aims to conduct a research on how Allan Poe managed to achieve psychological horror in "The Black Cat."…
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO MOOD PAPER In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “ The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe is so descriptive in the way he explains everything in grain detail his mood is disturbing. In the Beginning of Poe’s story he explains that the narrator (who is also the main character) says “the thousand injuries I had born as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” he wants revenge on Fortunato. You might think say he wants revenge because Fortunato insulted the Montresor.…
In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, the story entails a cynical theme of cold calculated revenge. This becomes evident after the first couple lines where the narrator, identified as Montresor, states the story’s conflict as “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe). From the beginning, the narrator tells in first person of his deep hatred for the victim Fortunato, and does not offer any more information to what the insult was; leaving the reader to question whether this offense actually occurred or if Montresor’s disdain for Fortunato is but a construct of Montresor’s deranged mind. Instead of more…
Montresor, one of the main characters in The Cask of Amontillado, is a despicable person, and the reader should be repulsed by his antics. The story says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had born as best I could, but when he ventured upon an insult, I've vowed revenge” (Poe, 1.1). This proves that Montresor’s heart is cold, for he seeks revenge upon someone for something as petty as an insult. Furthermore, Montresor is prideful in that he cannot just look past a remark, he must one-up it with revenge. Montresor quotes, after Fortunato insist he accompanies him, my friend, no, I will not impose upon your good nature” (Poe 2.1). This shows that Montresor is a liar, because, at the beginning of the story, he tells how much he despises Fortunato,…
"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is a story about revenge and premeditated murder. As the story begins, Montresor immediately states his motivation. Fortunato has disrespected Montresor in some manner. Stating that he has borne “the thousand injuries of Fortunato”, Montresor now seeks revenge after being truly and blatantly insulted by him. From this, it is evident that Montresor is someone who tends to hold grudges.…
" The Cask of Amontillado", by Edgar Allan Poe is a story based upon revenge. The story focuses on the two main characters Montresor, a man scorned and seeking revenge, and Fortunato, the victim guilty of inflicting the scorn. Montresor is the first person narrator who appears to be speaking to a specific audience. Unbeknownst to the reader at what lengths Fortunato scorned Montresor , punishment that Montresor feels fits the crime is sought. " The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.…
Abcarian and Klotz define the Human Condition as, “Man strives to give order and meaning to his life, to reduce the mystery and unpredictability that constantly threaten him. Life is infinitely more complex and surprising than we imagine, and the categories we establish to give it order and meaning are, for the most part,” momentary stays against confusion. “At any time, the equilibrium of our lives, the comfortable image of ourselves and the world around us, may be disrupted suddenly by something new, forcing us into painful reevaluation. These disruptions create pain, anxiety and even terror but also wisdom and awareness” (4). The above quote states that all people learn by the same process. Initially there is a disruption. This is followed…
Edgar Allen Poe’s the Cask of Amontillado is a well know work that is included in the curriculum of both high school and college level literature classes. In the beginning of the story we learn that a man named Fortunato has at some time in the recent past offended the narrator, Montresor, although we are never told what the offence was. We can however, assume that it had to do directly with Montresor’s family line because, he quotes more than once his family’s motto. When used in classrooms today, it is often stated that the narrator is a mentally ill or disturbed man who successfully executes a revenge-murder scheme. However this statement is only half true. The narrator, Montresor is in fact not a mentality unstable person, but is actually…
“The Cask of Amontillado” and “Annabel Lee” were written by Edgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee” is a poem about love that turned into an obsession. The speaker was never able to get over Annabel Lee and continued to sleep in her grave. On the other hand, “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about revenge and how it’s pursued. Montresor takes vengeance to the extremes when he basically kills his offender by locking in a niche in his catacombs.Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery and amorous word choice to create an eerie tone.…
The theme is an overall idea of what the author is trying to say in literature. The theme can be expressed through one's actions, thoughts, and conversations. “ The Cask of Amontillado is about a man named Montresor seeking vengence on Fortunato, who constantly degrades him. The theme that Edgar Allan Poe reveals in “The Cask of Amontillado” shows that revenge can become satisfying, motivating, and calculating when provoked.…
Reader Response Essay Living in a funeral home definitely makes me unique in a lot of ways. Ironically I live with death, and it affects me each and every day. Between sessions with mournful families and corpses populating my basement, it is a constant occurrence that I have grown up with my entire life. That being said, I have perceived countless stories and anecdotes from families about their loved ones, each one being unique and fascinating in its own way. In A Cask Of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe depicts an ominous tale of death and revenge that I have never heard before.…
I had read The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe previously, years before in high school. After analyzing the plot and characters in class, I understood the story from perspectives I had never thought of before. The main character of this story is Montresor, who opens the story with saying Fortunato had insulted him in an inexcusable way, to which he wants to seek revenge. Montresor is quoted, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge,” Setting the story up in this way is a part of what makes the plot so interesting for readers. We do not know what it was that Fortunato did to…
Revenge is a heinous emotion that can consume and overtake you, it can even bring you to the extreme solution of murder. This is exactly what happened in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allen Poe. In the story Montresor, a deranged mason, seeks revenge upon Fortunato, a wealthy Italian man who is accused of insulting Montresor. Poe successfully deliveries this eerie and dark tale through the use of literary devices such irony and foreshadowing. With the use of these devices every element of this story was used to create a single emotional impact. This technique is called unity of effect and Poe is known to have been the father of this term. Unity of effect is something that is commonly found in Poe’s work and helped him become a household name when it comes to gothic literature. To understand why creating an emotional impact on the reader is important you must understand how to first create this impact. The first literary device we will discuss is the foreshadowing of many things in this story. Foreshadowing…