The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark and mysterious story. It is about two friends Montresor and Fortunato. Montresor is an evil man while Fortunato is “rich‚ respected‚ admired‚ and beloved” (534). Montresor wants to kill Fortunato because Fortunato insulted him. To fully understand this story‚ one of the most important strategies is psychological so one can get inside the characters’ minds and know why Montresor is faking the whole friendship with Fortunato to
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“The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The phrases used by the narrator to demonstrate hyperbole is “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”
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The cask of Amontillado is a story about revenge between Montresor and Fortunato. It falls under the category of psychoanalytic lenses and this is clearly seen from the psychological implications of Montresor on how he is planning to revenge on Fortunato. It is in Montresor’s mind nobody is aware about it. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger making the story to be more terrifying and even tragic (Godey’s Lady Book).The two began their conversation about the pipe of what passes for Amontillado
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“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of revenge‚ but the author never told exactly what Fortunato did. Montresor presents us with only a vague understanding of his motivations‚ and his pretense of good will and careful manipulation of Fortunato indicates the care with which he has planned Fortunato’s death. Both of the men want the same thing. Edgar Poe has a strong way of reproducing great literary elements in the story; the theme of revenge is explained with the use of irony. One irony used in
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Differences in Methods of Creating Horror between “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” The Cask of Amontillado is believed to set place in the 18th century in a nameless city in Italy. Right from the start of the story‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ sets the tone to be revengeful and unforgiving‚ in examples like‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe) And “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity.” (Poe). The
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Montresor’s Motivation The Cask of Amontillado is a classic Edgar Allan Poe story about revenge stuffed with irony. There is no real build up to the beginning of the narrator‚ Montresor’s‚ revenge. The story actually begins with him stating that he is disgusted and fed up with the actions of Fortunato and that he had dealt with them long enough‚ (“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge‚” Pg. 1612). But what exactly is it
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defend me from my friends but ; from my enemies I can defend myself” means “gods help me from my friends but‚ I have the ability to defend myself“. Two stories that I’ve read that support this quote are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and “The Cask Of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. I definitely agree with this quote because Macbeths friends thought they were really his friends but‚ they were wrong. Macbeth by William Shakespeare shows literary devices and they support my opinion of this quote
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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
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involved. Revenge‚ the retaliation for injuries or wrongs‚ has been used as an excuse for committing a crime but having reason to commit a crime does not justify it. The stories The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe and The Crucible by Arthur Miller are good examples of unjustifiable revenge. The Cask of Amontillado features a jealous man who gets revenge with murder‚ while The Crucible is about a girl who lies about people in her town‚ getting them killed‚ in order to get revenge on a man who
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What kind of horrid character traits does Montresor poses? In “The Cask of the Amontillado” Poe describes Montresor’s character traits. Montresor seems to have three main traits that greatly shape his personality. Those traits include: being too sensitive‚ being very vile‚ and being manipulative. Montresor’s character traits notably influence his actions and his decisions in “The Cask of the Amontillado”. His traits also determine the outcome of his actions. Now‚ what thing was influenced by Montresor
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