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    Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. Montresor has been insulted my Fortunato. Montresor tricks Fortunato into following him into the catacombs. Once they are down there montresor chains Fortunato to a wall of granite and buries him alive. Montresor accomplishes murder because he is a good planner‚ heartless‚ and a good talker. Due to the fact that Montresor is a good planner he is able to make all the preparations needed so he can murder Fortunato. Before planning to kill Fortunato‚ Montresor makes sure

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    Well‚ guess only idiots say that. With a truly delightful laughter. Tomosato: Alright. I am a I followed an idiot this far. I can let him get away. I’d embark on an escape route if ya could think of one‚ but guess ya’re not that good. As he says this and brusquely turns his back to Sakuya‚ he departs with a brisk pace‚ perhaps implying‚ "come with me‚" but he hastens toward the fishfolk group restraining Rui. "I’m taking you to a nice place‚" his invitation might lead to a deceitful gambling

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    Montresor was a very evil character that was full of many other characteristics. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe I found three specific characteristics for Montresor that completely caught my eye‚ was his determination to get revenge‚ his cleverness in doing so‚ and last he was completely heartless. Each of these completely describe Montresor to a core. Montresor was completely determined to get revenge on Fortunato. Montresor went down into the catacombs and placed everything

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    of others. In Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" Montresor tells the reader about the injuries that were set out by Fortunato. The story begins when Montresor and Fortunato were at a party. With their costumes on Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs. With all of the cluelessness that Fortunato has‚ Montresor begins to chain Fortunato to a wall while he moans and groans then buries him alive. Fortunato makes himself an easy target to Montresor by getting drunk. Due to the fact the

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    In the stories “The Black Cat”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe each have different types of conflicts and causes of conflict. In the story “The Black Cat” the conflict is man vs self. In the story “The Cask of Amontillado” the conflict is man vs man. In the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” the conflict is man vs self. Each of these stories contains murder and betrayal. The cause of the conflict in the story “The Black Cat” is lack of respect of morals. The

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    In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. Both of these characters in the short stories share similar characteristics - Montresor and The Misfit. Montresor and The Misfit are considered ruthless and cold blooded murderers. They also think killing is necessary. Even though Montresor and The Misfit live in different era and lifestyle‚ the authors use vivid characters and compelling storyline to exhibit their motivation and the behavior of

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    their character‚ is it right for another person to define your character for you? After reading “Hard Rock Returns to Prison”‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ and “The Cask of Amontillado.” I was against the use of permanent‚ irreversible‚ intrusive behavior modification through surgery or chemical/medication in cases of the criminally insane. I was a believer of no one should be changed from the way they were created. Then I realized that different acts should have different actions.‚ Some may argue that

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    insult had been done‚ and Montresor was out for revenge on Fortunato. Not a soul but Montresor knew what the insult may have been‚ but this is what makes the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about a man‚ Montresor‚ who receives a wine that Fortunato‚ the wine expert‚ is looking for. During a carnival‚ Montresor persuades Fortunato to take him to his personal wine cellars‚ located in the catacombs. Fortunato became impaired‚ Montresor takes this opportunity to

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    Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” The protagonist of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ Montresor‚ appears to be friendly and trustworthy although he actually manipulates Fortunato in an extremely clever way in order to take revenge on him.Thus‚ Montresor’s technique consists in hiding his real intentions using the ambiguous and manipulative power of rhetoric‚ by telling one thing while meaning the opposite‚ with the purpose of obtaining his desired revenge. Montresor knows to what extent language

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    The narrator in the story is insane‚ because he loves the dark. The narrator does weird things showing that he’s insane. The narrator does live in the creepy house alone sometimes. The narrator is just insane it’s kind of hard to explain. The narrator in the story is insane because the way he’s acting. He stays in the house‚ he loves the dark‚ he stays in the creepy house. The narrator in the story is insane because he’s always in the house. Don’t you think sometimes he should go outside? Staying

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