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    " The Cask of Amontillado"‚ by Edgar Allan Poe is a story based upon revenge. The story focuses on the two main characters Montresor‚ a man scorned and seeking revenge‚ and Fortunato‚ the victim guilty of inflicting the scorn. Montresor is the first person narrator who appears to be speaking to a specific audience. Unbeknownst to the reader at what lengths Fortunato scorned Montresor ‚ punishment that Montresor feels fits the crime is sought. " The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best

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    Jade España Ms.Landess English Honors 9th (6) Cask of Amontillado In the short story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ he uses dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational irony throughout his story to create an unreliable narrator. A man who has plenty of knowledge of wine is being led to his death. The speaker of this story is displayed as unreliable because of the three types of irony used but‚ verbal irony is strongly used to make the speaker untrustworthy. One of the many

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    It is only human nature to seek comfort in hurting others that have wronged you‚ your friends or your family. The Cask of the Amontillado‚ John Tucker Must Die and Deadpool are strong examples of a revenge story. Firstly‚ The Cask of the Amontillado. The Cask of the Amontillado is a short story written by the thrilling Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. The story is about a man named Montresor‚ who plans to take action on Fortunato‚ who had insulted him. “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had

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    Poe in his story‚ the cask of amontillado brilliantly uses situational and verbal irony to establish his signature disturbing mood. Irony is a contrast between an expected outcome and an actual outcome. During the first part of the story‚ Montresor the protagonist character came across Fortunato the antagonist character‚ “during the supreme madness of the carnival season”(6 Poe). This is a prime example of situational irony because at a carnival the reader is expecting the event to be full of fun

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    The Cask of Amontillado & To F - - S S. O - - D If the American character can be said to contain equal portions of cynicism and idealism‚ then two particular works of Edgar Allan Poe reveal this character. In The Cask of Amontillado we are treated to a �revenge� tale‚ one in which pessimism and cynicism are equally mixed as the narrator methodically‚ purposefully and completely exacts his revenge on the previous �thousand injuries of Fortunato [he] had borne as best [he] could� (191). In the poem

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    The unity of effect is when the author uses multiple elements to give a specific reaction out of the reader. In The Raven‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ and Annabel Lee‚ Poe uses the unity of effect to create an ominous and uncomforting mood for the reader in all three texts. In The Raven‚ the literary device of repetition is used. In The Cask of Amontillado‚ setting is used to portray a claustrophobic and frightening feeling. And in Annabel Lee‚ an unreliable narrator is used to create a uncomfortable

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    The short story Cask of Amontillado by egder Allen Poe describes the revenge of a rich man named Montreser. The story takes place in 1846 at night during carnival. In this tail a rich man named montreser with a well renowned family is insulted by another rich man with a well renowned lineage named fortunado. Which in turn gives montreser a vendetta which causes him to plot reprisal.Shown when montreser states"But when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge".to carry out his plot Montreser meets

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    The character Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is a character for a close psychoanalytic approach and study. This short story is teeming with the need to be analyzed from a psychoanalytic viewpoint. The very first line when Montresor states‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe 160)‚ clearly indicates that the protagonist of the story will not be a stable character. When the character says

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    Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Raven” share many similarities in style and theme despite the fact that one is a short story and the other is a poem. One trait they share is the theme of mysterious horror that creates a dramatic and eerie setting. Another is the troubled and unreliable narrator. Both stories also hold the mentions of death and a kind of madness to them. The stories also share some differences. The works differ‚ however‚ in the way that they create the air of

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    The entire poem of Eldorado is supposed to be a love story. The story talks about how a knight had lost the love of his life and goes after her. To search for Eldorado the knight goes on a journey in which he searches for her‚ day and night‚ with great persistence. While on the journey the knight gains knowledge through his travels and realizes that his love is gone and he loses her trail that he is following. After he realizes that she is gone he goes through a state of depression and commits suicide

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