Comparing The Cask Of Amontillado And The Fall Of The House Of Usher
“The Cask of Amontillado” Vs. “The Fall of the House of Usher”
The short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” both by Edgar Allen Poe have many similarities as well as differences. The theme of death is very apparent when making a comparison between the two short stories. Though the terms of death differ greatly between the two stories, the aspect of death is a prevalent focus in both pieces of literature. In this essay I will compare and contrast the stories “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” in regards to the aspect of death that is apparent in both pieces of work.
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.
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunado who is slightly drunk, is lured through the catacombs with the promise of wine, by Montressor who is seeking revenge. The reader is never informed of what Fortunado did to deserve this revenge. In a way it is biased because the reader is led to believe that Fortunado deserves the revenge Montressor is plotting, when he may be simply overreacting. According to Cynthia Bily, English professor at Adrian College, The word for Montresor’s behavior is “duplicitous.” It means that he is concealing his true motives and feelings beneath a deceptive exterior, that he is being two-faced in order to lure Fortunado to his death. Montressor eventually handcuffs him to the wall and builds up the bricks around him eventually suffocating him, which results in his death. Fortunado’s death is a direct result of Montressor’s
The short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” both by Edgar Allen Poe have many similarities as well as differences. The theme of death is very apparent when making a comparison between the two short stories. Though the terms of death differ greatly between the two stories, the aspect of death is a prevalent focus in both pieces of literature. In this essay I will compare and contrast the stories “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” in regards to the aspect of death that is apparent in both pieces of work.
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.
In “The Fall of the …show more content…
In “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunado who is slightly drunk, is lured through the catacombs with the promise of wine, by Montressor who is seeking revenge. The reader is never informed of what Fortunado did to deserve this revenge. In a way it is biased because the reader is led to believe that Fortunado deserves the revenge Montressor is plotting, when he may be simply overreacting. According to Cynthia Bily, English professor at Adrian College, The word for Montresor’s behavior is “duplicitous.” It means that he is concealing his true motives and feelings beneath a deceptive exterior, that he is being two-faced in order to lure Fortunado to his death. Montressor eventually handcuffs him to the wall and builds up the bricks around him eventually suffocating him, which results in his death. Fortunado’s death is a direct result of Montressor’s