december

Comparing the theme of The Most Dangerous Game with the theme of The Cask of Amontillado, revenge is what i believe, the theme of both short stories. Both Simply from the aspect of the number of men that Zaroff has killed, "The Most Dangerous Game," wins this contest of evil. Where Montressor, character from the short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," certainly shows his evil side when he leads his "friend" Fortunato into the catacombs and to face his death, his intentions only concern one man. Montressor's murder of Fortunato cannot match the murdering skills of Zaroff, who retrieves human victims and then hunts them down. Where Montressor shows respect for Fortuanato and carefully plans his murder, Zaroff shows only contempt for his victims, voicing disappointment that their intellectual skills are not closer to his own. Needless to say, both Zaroff and Montressor show a sinister side that cannot be excused or dismissed, but the quantity of Zaroff's victims makes him the winner here. Revenge is obvious in The Most Dangerous Game because Rainsford wins the game. He does what he has to do in order to survive which is to kill or be killed. To me, the major difference between the two is the nature of the two villains. In The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor who has an actual reason, even though we are not told what it is, to hate his quarry. He says that Fortunato is his enemy and that is why he must die. In contrast, Zaroff has nothing against Rainsford. Rainsford is a random victim and Zaroff even tries to get him to join him in his surviving, threatful game. A second difference is the role of the intended victim. Fortunato does not fight against his fate. He has no idea what is going to happen to him until it is too late. By contrast, Rainsford knows what the "game" is about and he has a chance to fight for his life. This makes it a more suspenseful story.

Another difference between the stories is the fact that there is an ambiguity