Cask of Amontillado What actions and characteristics of Montresor make him an effective villain one might ask? " I must not only punish but punish with impunity" (Poe‚ 1199). Montresor desires to punish Fortunato for an unknown crime against him. Montresor took his revenge on fellow nobleman Fortunato during a night of Carnival while he was drunk‚ dazed‚ and wearing a jester’s outfit. It would seem that it would be pretty hard to murder a man during a festive occasion. However with the proper
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Meghan Harrington Mr. Ott Character Trait 11th Oct. 2012 The character of Montresor in‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” is one who can only be defined with words along the lines of evil‚ or wicked. He vows to avenge the bold and childish Fortunato‚ whom Montresor swears did him wrong. Montresor could be described with many bold words‚ one being guilty. Though he is guilty‚ he is determined not to get caught. For instance‚ Montresor declares‚ “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity” (Poe‚ 1). Essentially
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In Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ the narrator can be described as brilliantly vengeful. Montresor can be seen in this way because of his well thought out plan to murder Fortunato. Knowing that Fortunato is a wine fanatic‚ he uses this to lure him into the catacombs where he is left for dead. Not only was his idea well thought out‚ Montresor managed to kill Fortunato without shedding a drop of blood. Throughout the story‚ Montresor continues to be cold and eventually
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What is Montresor trying to accomplish by killing Fortunato? In the short story‚ “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ this is a big question about the story. Montresor has set out to seek revenge on his foe‚ Fortunato‚ at a yearly carnival. He brings him back to his house to give Fortunato a taste of his best wine‚ which is down in the basement he tells him. Montresor had planned for this moment the entire day and even had all of his servants sent off to enjoy the carnival. All this sets him
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There were so much thoughts and feelings to be reminisced. “The Montresor‚” I said‚ “were a great numerous family.” The name meant a lot to me. “I forgot your family’s coat of arms and motto.” He said‚ glancing at me. “My family shield portrays ‘a huge human foot d’or‚ in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant
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presumptuously one for Montresor when suddenly Fortunato feels a tap on his shoulder‚ consequently‚ Fortunato spins around and realize its Montresor. “Well hello‚ I wondered if you were going to show”‚ says Fortunato. Puzzled‚ Montresor exclaims‚ “How else would I be able to tell you what a fabulous winemaker I have become!” “Fortunato‚ winemaking is an art that you will see I have perfected!” Fortunato rolls his eyes‚ looks at Montresor and smirks as he orders another drink. Montresor
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Unlike Montresor‚ Fortunato is short and round with a round face. While Fortunato introduced himself to the class‚ Montresor couldn’t help noticing the odd apparel he sported. A baggy pair of jeans and the most oversized button up possible. Fortunato not only wore ill fitting clothing‚ but the articles are boldly colored with red and purple. “… My family and I move around a lot for father’s work‚ so now we are here‚” says Fortunato before the advisor points to an empty desk in front of Montresor. As
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customs that we use to define our culture and life become meaningless and we attest to the inner monster that dwells within the hearts of men. Montresor is a man whose actions are shaped by a need for revenge against Fortunato’s wrongs‚ and sets about attaining vengeance through the use of manipulation and great cruelty Montresor hails from the once renowned Montresor family‚ a “great and numerous family” (Poe 192) that had fallen from grace. The family’s moto “nemo me impune lacessit” (Poe 192) directly
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Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” one of the main characters‚ Montresor schemes to get revenge on the other main character in this story‚ Fortunato. According to Montresor‚ in order for him to be happy with the way he gets revenge he must meet two conditions. Montresor states‚ “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.” ( Poe. 618 ) In other words‚ Montresor must get his revenge
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Edgar Allan Poe is a writer of many famous poems and stories. These writings‚ for example‚ “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and “Alone” are influenced by the events in Poe’s life and include many similarities with each other. These similarities include isolation‚ involvement of a sickness‚ a feeling of fear‚ and the death of a character. The stories share these qualities because of important events that happened throughout Poe’s life. Poe’s
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