Examples Of Greed In The Cask Of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale of a well thought out, well planned murder. Hidden in this story are examples of four of the seven deadly sins; envy, wrath, pride, gluttony, greed, lust, and sloth. These sin are considered to be the cardinal sins of humanity. These sin cause the downfall of both the men in this story. Envy can be seen in the narrator, it is made rather clear that he is very jealous of Fortunato. “...we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as I once was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter…”(238). His jealousy makes small things that Fortunato does seem to be a much bigger deal than they are. This …show more content…
He gets caught up in his wrath, that he falls into insanity. “I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re-echoed, I aided, I surpasses them in volume and in strength…”(240). The narrator’s yelling is a way to express the pure rage that has been built up over time and his lack of a means of coping with it. Both of the men in the story are extremely prideful. The narrator believes He must punish Fortunato without receiving any punishment himself (236). However the pride is fatal only to Fortunato, who believes his wine tasting skills are superior to those around him. This is proven when he discredits another wine taster; “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” (237). His pride is what leads him down to the vaults, as well as what keeps him down there even though it may be a treat to his health. Pride is not the only thing that keeps Fortunato in the vaults, it is also gluttony. He possesses an extreme desire to consume the wine that he risks his own health and is blinded to what is happening once at the recess. This is proven but his continuation into the vaults even after the narrator's repetitive warnings of the nitre. As well as his asking for the drink even after he is in chains in the
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a tale of a well thought out, well planned murder. Hidden in this story are examples of four of the seven deadly sins; envy, wrath, pride, gluttony, greed, lust, and sloth. These sin are considered to be the cardinal sins of humanity. These sin cause the downfall of both the men in this story. Envy can be seen in the narrator, it is made rather clear that he is very jealous of Fortunato. “...we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as I once was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter…”(238). His jealousy makes small things that Fortunato does seem to be a much bigger deal than they are. This …show more content…
He gets caught up in his wrath, that he falls into insanity. “I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I re-echoed, I aided, I surpasses them in volume and in strength…”(240). The narrator’s yelling is a way to express the pure rage that has been built up over time and his lack of a means of coping with it. Both of the men in the story are extremely prideful. The narrator believes He must punish Fortunato without receiving any punishment himself (236). However the pride is fatal only to Fortunato, who believes his wine tasting skills are superior to those around him. This is proven when he discredits another wine taster; “Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.” (237). His pride is what leads him down to the vaults, as well as what keeps him down there even though it may be a treat to his health. Pride is not the only thing that keeps Fortunato in the vaults, it is also gluttony. He possesses an extreme desire to consume the wine that he risks his own health and is blinded to what is happening once at the recess. This is proven but his continuation into the vaults even after the narrator's repetitive warnings of the nitre. As well as his asking for the drink even after he is in chains in the