poet‚ and writer‚ has fabricated hundreds of stories and poems‚ each of which are literary masterpieces warped with horror‚ mystery‚ and suspense. One of these‚ which is also one of his most well-known pieces‚ is the 1846 short story “The Cask of Amontillado”. This short story recounts the twisted terror of the comradery of two men and how one of them was determined to exact his wrongs/ to seek revenge. However‚ like any story‚ although it may not be displayed‚ this diabolical tale possesses two sides
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an unfortunate fate as the victim of Montresor’s revenge. Fortunato adds to the irony of his name by wearing the costume of a court jester. While Fortunato plays in jest‚ Montresor sets out to fool him‚ with murderous results. In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Montresor does the reverse‚ readying
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exist in all of us? Revenge‚ betrayal‚ manipulation are all features of the archetypical villain which convey the flaws in humanity. This idea is demonstrated through Shakespeare’s Iago from Othello and Edgar Allen Poe’s Montresor from The cask of Amontillado‚ as they play the roles of two evil‚ back-stabbing characters in which we all learn and love to hate. Through the archetype of the villain‚ composers explore how humanity needs very little motivation to stoop to evil‚ and this evil is easily catalysed
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The Cask of Amontillado analysis Event 1. Montresor open the story by static that he has been irreparably insulted by his acquaintance‚ Fortunato 2. Montresor tried to take revenge. 3. Montresor used Fortunato’s fondness for wine against him. 4. Montresor wore a mask and black silk approached Fortunato and told him how to pass for amontillado and told him if he busy‚ he could ask a man named Luchesi. 5. Fortunate is anxious to taste the wine and decided to come to Montresor’s vault. 6
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William Shakespeare integrates imagery in Macbeth‚ in order to emphasize evil themes and to add creative attributes. The two passages‚ "Stars‚ hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires‚" (1.4.57-58) and "A dagger of the mind‚ a false creation proceeding from the heat oppressed brain‚" (2.1.50-51) tie together through illusion to portray the critical elements of darkness and desire. The theme of desire accentuates itself through the image of darkness and is especially significant
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Shakespeare’s plays have many different kinds of imagery. Most of these run through his entire plays at different times. In the story Macbeth‚ there are themes such as nature‚ paradoxes‚ manhood‚ masks‚ and light versus darkness. His meaning is that before a man seeks into his own desires‚ he should know the consequences of doing so. "Thunder and lightning" (Act I‚ Line 1). The quote" thunder and lightning" represents the disruptions in nature. Most people usually don’t dream of day being shown
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Edgar Allen Poe uses many examples of irony to help enhance his short story‚ “Cask of Amontillado” to build a story. Poe does not directly state what is going to happen‚ but indirectly implies what is going to happen using irony. The story starts off with Montresor wanting vengeance against Fortunato. In order to get Montresor’s satisfactory with his revenge‚ Fortunato must know what’s happening to him‚ and Montresor must not get caught. Fortunato is at a carnival when he catches a glimpse of Montresor
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The author’s use of imagery greatly assists the reader to feel and imagine the extent of what the main character had to experience in order to be “perfect” to her peers. The people around were would constantly tell her how to change‚ directly following their advice the author includes this image: “So she cut off her nose and her legs / and offered them up.” (17-8). Offerings are traditionally known to be things you give up and gift to others. The gifting of these things are usually towards either
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Animal Farm uses symbolic imagery to allude to the titular events that unfolded during the Russian revolution‚ and uses many devices to emphasize the importance of education‚ the preservation of history‚ and the dangers of an uncautious rebellion. At the start of the novel‚ Old Major serves as the budding idea of Animalism‚ for which all of the animals on Animal Farm form their government around. He comes up with this concept to motivate the suffering animals to fight back against the tyrannical
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speak. His writing will appear to be dragging on forever and you’ll feel as if the part you’re waiting for will never happen. Poe creates this illusion by describing every little detail going on in the current setting. For example in‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” as they went further down the caverns‚ Poe describes every little detail in
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