09/13/12 Period 6 An Easy Target “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” In Edgar Allen Poe’s chilling story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” this was Montresor‚ the protagonist’s‚ family motto. After being rudely insulted by a wine connoisseur‚ by the name of Fortunato‚ this motto came into play. On the night of an event called Carnival Night‚ in Italy‚ Fortunato‚ the antagonist‚ became
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Edgar Allen Poe does a fantastic job of using symbols to convey complex ideas. To begin‚ the story “The Cask of Amontillado” has a few symbols. One of the best symbols includes the coat of arms that the Montresor family has. The man who is victim to all of the “pranks” from Fortunato is tired of being messed with and seeks revenge. The coat of arms is described by the narrator as‚ “a huge human foot d’or‚ in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel” (Poe
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In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of what many would perceive as a mad man. The story tells of what seems to be a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been known. This notion sets the mood for true evil. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the wine cellar under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the
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The Cask of Amontillado is a dark and ghostly short story written by famous American writer and poet‚ Edgar Allan Poe. Like many other tales and poems conceived by Poe‚ the story is told through first person narration. The character is usually in psychological distress and his judgement is questionable. Furthermore‚ the atmosphere of the story is extremely mysterious and eerie‚ with part of the plot being hidden in the shadow. The Cask of Amontillado explores many different topics‚ including friendship
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his dark and twisted plots‚ “examining the depths of the human psyche”. Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about a narrator who has been wronged and insulted too many times by a man named Fortunato. The readers first meet Fortunato during Carnival when he dressed as a jester and was intoxicated off of wine. The narrator entices him to follow him to his vault with the promise of tasting his impressive Amontillado alcohol and determining its authenticity. Eventually‚ when they arrive at the
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in “The Cask Of Amontillado” and “Hills Like White Elephants.” Symbolism plays huge parts in both of these stories. In “The Cask Of Amontillado” the main symbols we see are the outfit that Fortuantao wears‚ the way he dies‚ and also the amontillado. The Amontillado was important symbols because it’s used to lure him into the catacombs were the story takes place. Fortuanato is dress in a Jester (a clown costume) and this also tells us this is
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In the story of The Cask of Amontillado it is critical that the story is in first person point of view‚ because Montressor is confessing that he killed Fortunato to the priest. For example‚ Montressor says to the priest that you “know the nature of my soul”. This shows that the priest and Montresor knows has known each other very well. This means that Montresor trusts the priest with this secret he has been keeping. In addition‚ it has been “half of a century” since Montresor killed Fortunato. This
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The Cask of Amontillado is a short story that was written by Allan Poe. It was first published in 1846 November. The short story is about a man who plots to carry out some revenge to another friend who is considered to be his friend. The story has two main characters‚ Montressor‚ the protagonist and the Fortunato who is an antagonist. According to the story‚ Montresor has been insulted by Fortunato and he decides that he had to carry out some revenge as a way of punishing him. He‚ therefore‚ makes
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finding work as a magazine editor‚ he worked to publish most of his work in order to support his 13 year old wife (and cousin)‚ who had tuberculosis. Two years after her passing he died at the age of forty. 1. In the story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Montresor justifies the cruel murder of Fortunato by stating the “thousand injuries” and an “insult” against him. Based off of the text I believe these to actually not be intentional harm by Fortunato. In fact‚ I believe them to be based off impunity
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ENC1102 Character Analysis: Montresor “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The cask of Amontillado” is a sinister tale of revenge narrated by a character named Montresor. The setting takes place in an underground tomb in Italy during carnival season. In this story‚ Montresor too plays the role of main character. I chose to analyze him because his character traits are ones that I can relate to. In addition to the character traits being identifiable‚ these character traits also play a
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