"The Cask of Amontillado," is about a man named Montresor, who seeks revenge on Fortunato by taking him on a journey and burying him alive. "The Pit and the Pendulum" starts with the narrator recounting hearing his death sentence. Fainting after listening to this news, he awakens later in the darkness as the man finds himself disorientated about where he is. He explores the room he is in and his body is very weak. The narrator thinks that he might be in a tomb where he has been buried alive. He is paranoid because he thinks he is going to die. The narrator, however, comes up with an escape plan, and is rescued by General Lasalle and his French army.…
1. How does the author want the reader to feel while reading "The Cask of Amontillado"?…
From the beginning of both stories, the setting is very gloomy. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” the narrator, Montressor, starts off by telling the reader that he has been insulted by his acquaintance, Fortunado and must seek revenge. This foreshadowing gives hints to the reader that some kind of revenge, in this case death, is going to take place later on in the story.…
Edgar Allan Poe is known for his horror stories in 19 th century. Readers at that time were impressed by his scary writings. Edgar uses figurative language to create a morbid atmosphere throughout the story. His most famous story “The Cask of Amontillado” makes readers feel a macabre atmosphere because of the ironies he uses.…
Throughout the entire story you can tell the mood and tone are heavily promoted by the setting. Each of the three settings give details that make you feel a certain way. Each setting being different giving you different tones and moods. Setting plays a large role in determining the mood or tone of this short…
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe uses various types of irony to develop his theme of revenge as tool of justice. Poe’s use of irony deals the audience a vast knowledge of the story’s conclusion, and gives the narrative a dark humor that was signature of his work. In this story of an unreliable narrator in the first-person point of view, the dark humor and irony makes this tale of cold-blooded murder interesting and entertaining to the reader.…
“Cask of amontillado” is short story written by Edger Alan Poe. There are two main characters in this story. We don’t actually know who is the protagonist and who is antagonist. In the starting it looks like fortunato is the main person about which the story is about But, in measure he looks unfamiliar than Montresor to me, maybe montresor is telling us this story and he didn’t give much information of his enemy(fortunate).Fortunato is addicted to wine. "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry." Being fully drunkard in the carnival, montresor very cunningly pump fortunato’s excitement to make his carnival celebration more enjoyable by telling him to drink ammontilado and fortunato’s avarice for ammontilado made him agree with montresor.…
“I waited and watched for seven years. I saw him come and go – Dolan”, “The thousands of injuries of Fortunate I had borne as I best could, but when ventured upon insult. I vowed revenge – The narrator” With the words spoken by these two men, in the stories, “Dolan’s Cadillac” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, one can see their ambition to get revenge on the ones who wronged. The characters, plot, and theme of the two stories are very much alike. The main characters seek revenge on the people who avenge them and gain their control of life back after their revenge has been succeeded. The theme that will best fit the stories is revenge is best served cold, in the Cask of Amontillado it’s served hot. Focusing on the characters, the narrators of “Dolan Cadillac” and the “Cask of Amontillado”, the reader can notice that they have the same thought process, and both take revenge on well known males in their society. While both authors are great writers, it is the reader’s decision on which writer they prefer.…
Edgar Allen Poe is known for using many different artistic elements to create eerie, spooky stories. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe uses first person point of view to let the reader know how proud the narrator, Montresor, is with his past impunitistic murders. “I must not only punish but punish with impunity” (pg.236). The use of setting and imagery makes the mood dark and gloomy.…
The low lighting in the house creates an eerie atmosphere like something is going to happen and as this scene is set at night time it also creates a scarier feeling than if it’s set during the day.…
Although they are very similar, the Black Cat and the Cask of Amontillado have many differences. The Cask of Amontillado is a very ironic story, whereas the Black Cat is very ambiguous. "The Cask of Amontillado" is a powerful tale of revenge while the Black Cat is psychological study of domestic violence and guilt, but, unlike the "Cask of Amontillado", this story does not deal with premeditated murder. In the Cask of Amontillado, Montresor meant to kill Fortunato, but in The Black Cat, the narrator was trying to kill the cat when he inadvertently killed his wife.…
Ceasar presented in a euthymic mood, his broad affect was congruent with his behavior. Youth arrived late, reported that he was feeling “good”. He joined in the group discussion as he expressed his feelings on his group members story. Youth noted that we are all “God’s children” regardless of who we are. Throughout the session youth continued to participated in the group discussion. Youth enjoyed the food that was provided for thegroup.…
There are many different ways in which HG Wells builds up tension and suspense in 'The Red Room'. One way in which he does this is through the use of language. One of the main effective uses of language in 'The Red Room' is the use of personification; "made the shadows cower and quiver". The shadow embeds fear into the reader, as they wonder if the shadow is alive, which creates tension as the reader wonders what will happen next. Furthermore, the fact that the phrase makes it seem that the shadows are scared of something, and the reader would normally associate shadows with blackness and fear, makes the reader feel uneasy and heightens tension. It is almost as if fear is afraid of fear itself. The setting of the story also creates tension and suspense; "the great red room of Lorraine Castle, in which the young duke died". The fact that it is set in a castle is not only typical of a gothic genre, but it builds suspense by saying; "in which the young duke died". This makes the reader feel that death is imminent. It heightens tension as it makes the reader feel as if the narrator will die at the end of the story.…
Grendel’s realizes that the world is just like the bull, mindless and destructive. The author repeatedly uses the phrase, “I understood that” in order to help the reader understand the importance of the bull attacking. Grendel’s revelation is a major turning point in the book as Grendel’s transition into adulthood, learning an entirely new philosophy.…
Also in the first scene a lot of mystery and tension is created, straight away giving the audience an uneasy feeling which continues throughout. Francisco’s unexplained exclamation “And I am sick at heart” instantly establishes a unsettled atmosphere, developed further when Marcellus mysteriously asks “has this thing appeared again tonight?”. Of course this is made a whole lot heavier by the appearance of the late king’s ghost, which provokes a reaction from the audience, who under law and their religion, cannot believe in ghosts.…