Choose a Topic: What happens AFTER the story in "The Cask of Amontillado?" Graphic Organizer Beginning Middle End After all the hard work of Destroying Fortunato‚ Montresor rest inside his vault for a few minutes. Montresor searches all across his vaults but sees no one. However the noises begin to get even louder. Montresor said he had no idea who that was. Then his face turned as red as a tomato. Because he looked off into the distance and saw one of Fortunatos shoes. He
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Reed Zatlow Paper #1 Draft JAN 8 2014 Use of Setting to Create Mood in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” Known historically for his dark and ominous storytelling‚ Edgar Allen Poe offers concise‚ detailed description of his characters‚ as well as their surrounding‚ to perfectly set the mood in his famous work “The Cask of Amontillado.” During the introductory paragraph‚ the main character of the story‚ Montresor‚ describes revenge in the utmost detail against Fortunado‚ a fellow wine
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ENG 341-Studies in Literary Genres | The Significance of Imagery | In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” | Lauren Grilli 6/7/2010 | Imagery is described as the ‘mental pictures’ one interprets from reading any type of literature; this can be done using any of the five senses: taste‚ touch‚ smell‚ sight and sound. Edgar Allan Poe is notorious for his use of dramatic imagery in the gothic genre. “Gothic literature has a number of conventions‚ including evocations of horror‚ suggestions
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The Cask of Amontillado People do unspeakable actions when blinded by revenge. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe 1). In “the Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe expresses characterization and irony to illustrate the theme of revenge. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor elaborates about being insulted and every time he sees Fortunato‚ he acts as if they are good friends; when in the mind of
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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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inside the readers head. We see these tools used in contrasting ways in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The distinctive techniques used in these short stories leave you feeling uneasy once you finish them. Using different methods‚ both authors create a story of horror for their readers. The tones of these stories vary quite a bit. The first sentence of “The Cask of Amontillado” reads “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but
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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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describe not only people but also characters in short stories. In literature‚ authors make this connection to make the character sound more realistic. For example‚ in “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado‚” characters’ appearance unquestionably reflect their actions. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunato’s actions definitely reflect his appearances. Fortunato is dressed for the carnival season. Because he is dressed in “motley” and wears “caps and bells” (6)‚ it can be assumed that Fortunato
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child is born‚ their guardians are in complete control over what kind of life they will live. Their whole life depends on how they are raised. Short stories often reveal significant social issues and how they impact society much like “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe. This short story illustrates the effects of mental illness if it is not treated properly; it is a story of revenge and murder that takes readers into the darkest place of the author’s mind. Many researchers believed that
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Poe ’s use of the Senses in "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell Tale Heart" Edgar Allen Poe is renowned as one of the great suspense and horror writers of the early Americas. Labeled as a prolific poet and master of macabre literature‚ Poe often used the senses of touch‚ smell‚ sight‚ sound even taste to lure his readers in. Using descriptive language‚ Poe leaves his readers reeling from the gruesome sights. The reader can almost reach out and touch‚ smell‚ and taste a world of
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